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The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo, plays Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Betsy Jolas's Latest. Soloist Mar铆a Due帽as joins for Korngold's Violin Concerto.

Recorded at the Barbican on 22nd May 2026. Presented by Martin Handley.

Betsy Jolas: Latest
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major

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B茅la Bart贸k: Concerto for Orchestra

Mar铆a Due帽as (violin)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

When Europe鈥檚 greatest composers fled from war and tyranny, they rebuilt their careers in the USA 鈥� singing of hope, loss and defiance from the shores of a new world. Korngold鈥檚 Violin Concerto finds the spirit of Vienna in the Hollywood Hills, while Bart贸k created an epic display of courage, sorrow and life-affirming brilliance in his dazzling Concerto for Orchestra.

Korngold鈥檚 concerto, in particular, is a perfect showcase for the award-winning Spanish violinist Mar铆a Due帽as. 鈥淲ith her gorgeous sound 鈥� dense, warm and brilliant 鈥� and her immaculate technique, Due帽as is already at the top鈥� wrote Bachtrack, and it鈥檚 hard to imagine a lovelier upbeat to Bart贸k鈥檚 roof-raising orchestral spectacular: a personal favourite of 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Sakari Oramo.

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