About this Performance:

The late Oliver Knussen, acclaimed as composer and conductor, had a long connection with the LA Phil. His Violin Concerto is, by turns, intensely dramatic, lyrical, somber, skittish, and – as you would expect from a skilled conductor – it’s masterfully orchestrated. Thrilling to this day, Beethoven’s “Eroica” is one of the most revolutionary works in Western music, expanding the Classical symphony in almost every way imaginable.

Program:

KNUSSEN Violin Concerto

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Artists:

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Susanna Mälkki, conductor

Leila Josefowicz, violin