Great Violin Concertos: Alexandra Conunova Plays Saint-Saëns

EVENT DESCRIPTION

First Prize at the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Hannover, and prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and at the Singapore International Violin Competition, Alexandra Conunova has been hailed by her virtuosity, warm tone, impressive range of color, and flawless technique. She also received the prestigious Fellowship by the Borletti-Buittoni Trust in London. Conunova has appeared with many of the leading international orchestras, such as the Orchestre de Paris, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Paris Chamber Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, NFOR, Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino, Barcelona Symphony, among others.

Music Director/Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Violin: Alexandra Conunova

Programme

Sofia Gubaidulina
Fairytale Poem (1971) (Hong Kong première)

Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op 61

Franck
Symphony in D minor