Seattle Symphony: Joshua Bell Performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Lotta Wennäkoski — Hava
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I:102
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Joshua Bell, violin
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor

Lotta Wennäkoski – Hava
Franz Jospeh Haydn – Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

When Joshua Bell pours his heart through his fingers and into his Stradivarius, every note feels like a private confession from him to you. He applies that poetic touch to the timeless elegance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, an understated masterpiece that demands total transparency and vulnerability from the soloist and orchestra alike. Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 102, composed for adoring fans in London, stands as a worldly, confident dispatch from a master at his absolute peak. Such pristine works might be daunting companions for most living composers, but the supple lyricism of Hava places Lotta Wennäkoski of Finland within that same class of fine-grained, exacting craft.

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