London Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Tetzlaff / Edward Gardner

Melancholy meets virtuosity

»It’s as if I spoke very intimately with you now – not for everyone to hear, but just between two friends.« That is how the Canzonetta from Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto sounds to Christian Tetzlaff. There’s no question that a breather of this kind is needed in this challenging concerto. Tchaikovsky’s only work in the genre is formidable – both in terms of length and emotional impact. And it requires a confident and composed soloist like Christian Tetzlaff, who has mastered all the technical difficulties so that he can concentrate fully on the bigger picture. He is accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner, one of the world’s best orchestras, which will also be demonstrating its versatility with Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.