Sungha Jung

"Boléro" is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition.^[2] Before Boléro, Ravel had composed large scale ballets (such as Daphnis et Chloé, composed for the Ballets Russes 1909–1912), suites for the ballet (such as the second orchestral version of Ma Mère l'Oye, 1912), and one-movement dance pieces (such as La Valse, 1906–1920). Apart from such compositions intended for a staged dance performance, Ravel had demonstrated an interest in composing re-styled dances, from his earliest successes (the 1895 Menuet and the 1899 Pavane) to his more mature works like Le tombeau de Couperin (which takes the format of a dance suite).
Boléro epitomises Ravel's preoccupation with restyling and reinventing dance movements. It was also one of the last pieces he composed before illness forced him into retirement: the two piano concertos and the Don Quichotte à Dulcinée song cycle were the only compositions that followed Boléro.

Leonidas Kavakos

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Karel Mark Chichon
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest o.l.v.

Verdi: Ouverture 'La forza del destino'
Tsjaikovski: Vioolconcert



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Leonidas Kavakos (born 30 October 1967) (Greek: Λεωνίδας Καβάκος) is a Greek virtuoso violinist
Born in Athens into a musical family, Kavakos began studying violin at five years old and continued his studies at the Hellenic Conservatory with Stelios Kafantaris. An Onassis Foundation scholarship enabled him to attend master classes with Josef Gingold at Indiana University. He made his concert debut at the Athens Festival in 1984. In 1985, at age 18 (the youngest contestant), he won the International Sibelius Competition ^[1] in Helsinki and in 1986 won silver medal in the Indianapolis International Violin Competition. He also took first prizes at the Naumburg Competition in New York (1988) and the Paganini Violin Competition (1988)—all by the age of 21.

George Gershwin

"Rhapsody in Blue"

Royal Albert Hall, 1976: A unique concert with Leonard Bernstein as the conductor and the Piano Master, performing George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

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George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist.^[1] Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera, Porgy and Bess (1935).

He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works, including more than a dozen Broadway shows, in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin.

George Gershwin composed music for both Broadway and the classical concert hall, as well as popular songs that brought his work to an even wider public. His compositions have been used in numerous films and on television, and many became jazz standards recorded in numerous variations. Countless singers and musicians have recorded Gershwin songs.

Dúo Boccherini

TANGO. PIAZZOLLA: "Café 1930" from Tango History

El “Dúo Boccherini” de violoncello y guitarra, surge de la necesidad de abrir al público aficionado a la música una ventana desde la que asomarse a nuevos horizontes musicales. A lo largo de la historia y por caminos diferentes, ambos instrumentos han ido consolidando un lenguaje con señas de identidad propias. Así el violoncello, con su gran expresividad melódica, y la guitarra, con su sonido íntimo y poético, se nos presentan como dos de los más sugerentes instrumentos musicales. La feliz combinación de ambos instrumentos da lugar a un evocador paisaje sonoro que no ha pasado inadvertido a algunos inspirados compositores, que han dedicado su talento a esta formación instrumental.

El repertorio del “Dúo Boccherini” está integrado por obras compuestas originalmente para esta formación desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad, así como de transcripciones de música escrita para otros instrumentos que encuentran en esta formación una nueva dimensión expresiva.