CBSO: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

Sun 29 Nov View Venues, Dates & Times

Ludwig van Beethoven gets a whole concert to himself at the end of the month, when the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) perform four works which represent the composer at his romantic and dramatic best. 

Three overtures - Leonore, Egmont and Coriolan - are followed by his 1806 Violin Concerto, a work which was so fussy and difficult that critics initially deemed it unplayable by all but the very finest of soloists. Indeed, it would be nearly half a century before the concerto would become part of the standard concert-hall repertory. The CBSO’s very own Eugene Tzikindelean here plays the solo part in what has since become one of Beethoven’s best-loved compositions. The talented Romanian also takes on conducting responsibilities for this mid-afternoon concert.    

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