The Joan: Beethoven & Shostakovich – Masterpieces
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Penrith, NSW, Australia
A sublimely lyrical masterpiece, Beethoven’s only violin concerto premiered in 1806 before fading into relative obscurity. It took a performance nearly forty years later in 1844, by none other than the then twelve-year-old Joseph Joachim to popularise the work, propelling it into the standard repertoire as we know it today.…