Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50, Concerto for Violin, etc

"Strad Selection"
'Leonidas Kavakos's assured technique, effortless virtuosity and ravishing sound bring panache, brilliance and expressive warmth to this account of Hindemith's 1939 Violin Concerto'.
- The Strad

'Leonidis Kavakos is the most virtuosic of soloists in the Violin Concerto.'
- American Record Guide

'The soloist in the new version, Leonidis Kavakos, is recorded at a natural distance, and once you've adjusted to that his performance appears extraordinarily good, more delicate in its rhythmic élan than Oistrakh.'
Best available version - Violin Concerto
BBC Music Magazine

Three of Hindemith's strongest works performed by seasoned Hindemith performers, the BBC Philharmonic and Yan Pascal Tortelier.

This release marks the debut of soloist Leonidas Kavakos on Chandos. He has performed internationally at all the major festivals, with most major orchestras and numerous esteemed conductors. He made his debut at the Proms in 1992.

Based in Manchester, the BBC Philharmonic has established an international reputation, having travelled extensively to the USA, the Far East, South America and all over Europe. Its Principal Conductor is Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sir Edward Downes is Conductor Emeritus and Vassily Sinaisky (Music Director of the Moscow Philharmonic) is Principal Guest Conductor.

The Orchestra records over one hundred programmes annually for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Television both in the studio and in public concerts all over Britain. Under its exclusive Chandos contract the BBC Philharmonic displays an extensive repertoire featuring artists such as Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Matthias Bamert and Richard Hickox as well as its own conductors.