Sentimental Work: Tasmin Little

Violinists are so lucky to have so much incredible repertoire. I play more than 60 concertos, but I always come back to the Brahms, which has always felt ‘right’ to me since I was a girl. There are moments such as the end of the first movement where, having made it through the cadenza, you emerge as if into a beautiful sunset at the end of a long and difficult day. Then the second movement has a lovely opening that allows you just to revel in the music. There’s so much in it, for both the soloist and the orchestra, that it would be impossible for me to feel there’s nothing more to discover about it…