麻豆约拍

Stephen Johnson offers an insight into Sibelius's Violin Concerto with the help of violinist Vilde Frang and the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pietari Inkinen.

Sibelius began his musical career with high hopes of becoming a concert violinist. When destiny forged another path for him, then he expressed his relationship with his instrument through this - his only concerto, a work that combines intense virtuosity with profound depths of expression.

Stephen Johnson examines the history and background of the piece and with the help of the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra and the remarkable young Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang, he unpicks the work to reveal a distinctly original and challenging solo concerto, that has consistently proved a firm favourite with musicians and public alike.