Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Leonidas Kavakos / Andris Nelsons
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 5
Quiet star, passionate sound
»I have always tried to take the violin not as a destination, but as a starting point from which I look at the world. Our world, in all its many facets and differences.« – This is how Leonidas Kavakos describes his musical motto and probably the secret of his success as well. The Greek violinist has been a quiet star of the classical music scene for over 30 years now. As a brilliant chamber musician and a virtuoso free of airs and graces, he is a much-loved partner of the world’s best orchestras.
Among these is definitely the Gewandhaus Orchestra, which has put together a Tchaikovsky programme for this concert, conducted by its music director Andris Nelsons. The Russian composer’s Fifth Symphony and his Violin Concerto were both written during a critical phase in his life, and they share passionate, sweeping melodies and the sonorous power of Fate.
Performers
Gewandhausorchester
Leonidas Kavakos violin
conductor Andris Nelsons
Programme
Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35
– Interval –
Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Soloist’s encore:
Johann Sebastian Bach
3. Satz Largo / aus: Sonate Nr. 3 C-Dur BWV 1005 für Violine solo