Krzysztof Penderecki's Viola Concerto was commissioned in 1983 by the government of Venezuela to mark the bicentenary of birth of Simon Bolivar, the South American hero of the struggle for ...

When New York Philharmonic audiences hear the first performances of Julia Adolphe’s viola concerto “Unearth, Release” (Nov. 17-19), they may not realize the amount of labor that goes into creating an ...

Throughout this season Jörg Widman is composer-performer in residence at Wigmore Hall, so this is a good time to find out more about his music. The German composer’s own instrument is the clarinet, ...

Jörg Widmann’s viola concerto received its London premiere in the final concert of Antoine Tamestit’s residency with the London Symphony Orchestra Throughout October, the viola player Antoine Tamestit ...

Béla Bartók is the undisputed master among these three Hungarian composers of works for viola and orchestra. In the world of the viola, Tibor Serly (1901-78) is best-known as the man who made a ...

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Timothy Ridout, Viola BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, Conductor The first thing worth mentioning about this remarkable recording is the sound, an Andrew Keener ...

This insane viola concerto requires its soloist to literally start screaming halfway through a movement. Jörg Widmann, a German conductor, clarinettist and quite frankly one of the most intriguing ...

Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor Jennifer Higdon, Composer Nashville Symphony Orchestra James Button, Oboe Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra ...