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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with guest Rachel Barton Pine
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA’s 2024-2025 season continues with the return of internationally celebrated violinist Rachel Barton Pine to Skyview Concert Hall on November 2 at 7 pm and November 3 at 3 pm. Back by popular demand after her triumphal, nearly sold-out, debut performing Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the VSO in 2022, Pine will perform Mendelssohn’s renowned Violin Concerto. In the second half, Maestro Salvador Brotons will lead the VSO in one of the most dramatic masterworks, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10.
Considered one of the greatest romantic solo works for the violin, Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 was completed in 1844. The concerto was the product of Mendelssohn’s friendship with composer and violinist Ferdinand David who premiered the piece in 1845. Crafted in such a way that it lays perfectly on the instrument, the concerto has become one of the most often played masterworks for the violin.
In the months following Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953, Shostakovich intensely worked to complete Symphony No. 10. Critical response was deeply divided upon its premiere, however, Shostakovich’s champions within the Soviet Union described it as an “optimistic tragedy.” In the west, the masterwork was widely regarded as Shostakovich’s return to an uncompromisingly modern style. The haunting melodies throughout Symphony No. 10 perfectly capture the anger, bitterness, and tension Shostakovich felt at this time. This dramatic masterwork represents the powerful contrast between despair and triumph.
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