The mid-2010s have been filled, for whatever reason, with strong performances of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, but this one by Esther Yoo rose steadily after its May 2017 release and reached top chart levels that fall. Don't discount the marvelous optics on the cover, with old lion Vladimir Ashkenazy leading the Philharmonia Orchestra and seemingly passing the torch to the new generation represented by Yoo, the youngest-ever top prize winner in several prestigious competitions. But it's certainly not ...
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The mid-2010s have been filled, for whatever reason, with strong performances of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, but this one by Esther Yoo rose steadily after its May 2017 release and reached top chart levels that fall. Don't discount the marvelous optics on the cover, with old lion Vladimir Ashkenazy leading the Philharmonia Orchestra and seemingly passing the torch to the new generation represented by Yoo, the youngest-ever top prize winner in several prestigious competitions. But it's certainly not just a question of optics: Yoo is a formidable talent who approaches this notoriously thorny score with confidence, flair, and gorgeous tone from her 1704 "Prince Oblensky" Stradivarius. Sample the concerto's finale and savor the richness of her violin tone in the second theme, playing beautifully off the explosive yet sparkling main material. You also get a variety of other violin-and-orchestra works to round out the program, as if they were a series of well-deserved encores, and each...
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