Watch and listen to the Sibelius' Violin Concerto in Vimeo. ➡️➡️ https://vimeo.com/783283205 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Jan Söderblom, conductor Inmo Yang, violin Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) made several attempts at composing a Violin Concerto before he was satisfied. Being himself a violinist, he wanted it to be a momentous, monumental work using every trick known to the violinist. Its first public performance proved to be too much for the so

On this day, Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor premiered in 1905 | His original version in 1903 took on significant changes with cuts and changes in harmony and orchestration | Eager to unveil the new version, the first performance was given by Czech violinist and concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, Karel Halíř, with Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Court Orchestra | In this clip, violinist Christian Ferras performs Sibelius' Violin Concerto with conductor Zubin Mehta and the Orche

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