Festival Strings Lucerne / Midori – Midori plays Tchaikovsky

Festival Strings Lucerne conducted by Daniel Dodds with Midori in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Music by Haydn, Ravel and Helena Winkelman showcases the richness of the string orchestra: transparent, virtuosic and full of color, a lively dialogue between classical and modern. Festival Strings Lucerne demonstrates what a string orchestra can do: transparent, agile and full of tonal color, with precision and playfulness that only a large orchestra can dream of. Under the direction of the driven Daniel Dodds, the ensemble moves smoothly through historical masterworks and modern compositions, energetic, refined and musically vibrant. The program nods to Joseph Haydn, father of the string quartet and inspiration for the modern string ensemble. Ravel's Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn honors that tradition, while Helena Winkelman's Papa Haydn's Parrot brings classical ideas playfully and inventively to life. With Midori, world class violinist, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto gains virtuosity, warmth and poetic flair. From Ravel to Winkelman and Beethoven: the orchestra plays with sharpness, imagination and a playful interaction between classical and modern. A concert that showcases the string orchestra at its most exciting.