Rare and new Violin Concertos

Alongside some of the most popular violin works in the repertoire, including Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (10 August) and Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending (13 August), the 2014 BBC Proms invites audiences to explore some lesser-known and brand-new gems.

Published: 24 April 2014

Alongside some of the most popular violin works in the repertoire, including Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (10 August) and Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending (13 August), the 2014 BBC Proms invites audiences to explore some lesser-known and brand-new gems.

Moeran Violin Concerto

  • Tasmin Little
  • BBC Philharmonic/Juanjo Mena (25 July)

 Gabriel Prokofiev Violin Concerto (BBC commission: world premiere)           

  • Daniel Hope
  • Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra/Sascha Goetzel (29 July)

Sally Beamish Violin Concerto (London premiere)           

  • Anthony Marwood
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (1 August)

Mathias Violin Concerto (London premiere)

  • Matthew Trusler
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Mark Wigglesworth (6 August)

Luca Francesconi Duende – The Dark Notes (BBC co-commission: UK premiere)

  • Leila Josefowicz
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (7 August)