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Higdon: Violin Concerto
Composed for the violinist Hilary Hahn, the Violin Concerto by US composer Jennifer
Higdon opens with playful harmonics, followed by some ethereal percussion effects.
The gutsy violin part achieves a perfect balance with the orchestra throughout.
The second movement, ‘Chaconni’, develops from a series of repeated chord
progressions, through which the soloist weaves energetic filigrees. Then there's a
final movement, inspired by the fantasy of Hahn running her way to an Olympic
medal, is full of energy and rhythmic verve.
Recommended recording: Hilary Hahn (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (Deutsche Grammophon). Read our review here.
