Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performers: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Vilde Frang (Piano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Date of broadcast: 07 April 2014
Maybe the finest musical gift to a lover. Tchaikovsky spent the Swiss summer of 1878 alongside violin prodigy Iosif Kotek; the young violinist advising the older composer. When Kotek refused to perform its premiere, Tchaikovsky - distraught - broke with him. Now considered one of the greatest violin concertos, the first outing in 1881 was a failure with one critic saying 'the violin was not played but beaten black and blue.'
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performers: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Vilde Frang (Piano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Recording date: 18 May 2010
Date of broadcast: 07 April 2014
