Violinist Sophie Rosa talks about her new recording, which features the Violin Sonata In A minor, Op.2 No.3 by Hélène de Montgeroult, a French composer who was working around the turn of the 19th century and was the first ever female professor to be appointed at the Paris Conservatoire.
The work is combined with sonatas by Weber, Mendelssohn and Montgeroult’s duo partner Viotti.
British composer Daniel Kidane speaks to The Strad about writing his first violin concerto, inspired by his personal reactions to current political situations such as UK arts funding cuts and the war in Ukraine
Four personalities take centre stage in this new duet
An unusual programme lent distinction by characterful playing
The short film features the luthier sharing his thoughts on over 40 years of violin making
Ma plays the solemn D minor Prelude amid melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska
The sextet performs a chamber version of the work at the Solsberg Festival 2023
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