Program

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

1. Allegro moderato

2. Canzonetta: Andante

3. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001

1. Adagio

Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring

Adoration of the Earth: Introduction

Dances of the Young Girls

Ritual of Abduction

Spring Rounds

Ritual of the Two Rival Tribes

Procession of the Oldest and Wisest One

Dance of the Earth

The Exalted Sacrifice: Introduction

Mystic Circle of the Young Girls

The Naming and Honoring of the Chosen One

Evocation of the Ancestors

Ritual Action of the Ancestors

Sacrificial Dance

Dance of the Earth

Maxim Vengerov performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto — Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Konzerthaus

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Cast

Maxim Vengerov — Violin

Myung-Whun Chung — Conductor

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Program notes

Widely regarded as one of the most incredible violin prodigies of our time, Maxim Vengerov returns to a work he’s been playing for over 30 years, since he was a teenager: Tchaikovsky’s rapturous Violin Concerto!

Part of a world tour with the excellent Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra under the masterful baton of Myung-Whun Chung, this concert at the Wiener Konzerthaus showcases the renowned violinist, pedagogue, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in one of the most beloved scores ever written for the violin. To complete the program, Chung leads the orchestra in a work that indelibly marked the history of classical music: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, a piece so ahead of its time that its 1913 premiere nearly resulted in a riot…

A closer look: featured composers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Johann Sebastian Bach

Igor Stravinsky

Further listening: featured works

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Composer)

Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer)

The Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky (Composer)