Joshua Bell & Franz Schubert Filharmonia

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Image courtesy of Palau de la Musica

“The apotheosis of the dance.”  Wagner coined this phrase to describe Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, the most joyful and optimistic of his nine symphonies. In the early years after its premiere, however, not everyone was quite so impressed. One contemporary was reported as having reacted to Beethoven’s bold and innovative writing by declaring him “ripe for the madhouse," while a British critic felt the composer had “indulged in a great deal of disagreeable eccentricity." The work later stood the test of time, and today it is considered to be one of the undisputed gems of European musical heritage.

It will be performed along with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, op. 64, which is a highlight of the Romantic repertoire, along with those of Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky—a beautiful and brilliant work in which the soloist beings to shine from the very first bar. Joshua Bell, one of today’s most exceptional violinists, has performed the Concerto at many of the world’s leading venues, and will once again revel in its beauty—not to mention the virtuosity it demands from the players—as he conducts the Filharmonia from the violin.

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