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Seattle Symphony Spotlight


Nov 2, 2019

Augustin Hadelich returns to Benaroya Hall this week to play the Brahms Violin Concerto. In 2016, Augustin won the Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his performance of Henri Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto, The Tree of Dreams, with the Seattle Symphony and Music Director Emeritus Ludovic Morlot. KING FM’s Dave Beck speaks with Augustin about his long association with the Brahms Violin Concerto, a work he first performed publicly when he was just 10 years old. We hear how Augustin Hadelich wrote his own cadenza for the Brahms Concerto, a piece he has recently recorded. We get an informative primer from Augustin on the tradition and history of the cadenza in famous violin concertos. And he talks about the challenges of writing a cadenza in the authentic style of Brahms.