Beethoven Violin Concerto - Vadim Repin & Chung Myung-Whun

A LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN violin concerto executed by the violinist VADIM REPIN and Symphony Orchestra conducted by CHUNG MYUNG-WHUN... Three BIG NAMES for a beautiful piece of art, perfect classical music expression executed in a great way by Vadim Repin. For more info: http://www.italianbusinessguide.com/ BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, was written in 1806. The work was premiered on December 23, 1806 in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Beethoven wrote the concerto for his colleague Franz Clement, a leading violinist of the day, who had earlier given him helpful advice on his opera Fidelio. The occasion was a benefit concert for Clement. However, the first printed edition (1808) was dedicated to Beethovens friend Stephan von Breuning. VADIM REPIN RUSSIAN VIOLINIST Vadim Repin (born Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, 31 August 1971) a Russian violinist, Repin studied with Zakhar Bron and was revered throughout Russia as a child prodigy. At the age of 17, he became the youngest winner of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, the world's premier violin competition He has recorded violin concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Nikolai Myaskovsky. Vadim Repin played the Stradivarius Ruby violin, made in 1708 and previously played by Pablo de Sarasate, up until 2005. He currently plays the Guarneri del Gesù 1736 "von Szerdahely" violin. His preferred bows are by Nicolaus Kittel and Nicolas Maline CHUNG MYUNG-WHUN Myung-whun Chung (born January 22, 1953 Seoul) is a Korean-born pianist and orchestra conductor. From 1997 he has been the Music Director of the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, from 2000 the Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, from 2001 the Special Artistic Advisor of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and from 2006 the Art Director and Principal Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been the Special Artistic Advisor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001 and was as awarded the highest Record Academy Prize by Japanese critics following his performances in Japan. In addition to being awarded numerous music prizes, Myung-whun Chung has also been honoured with Koreas most distinguished cultural award Kumkwan for his contribution to Korean musical life and was named Man of the year by UNESCO

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio.

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