Das Violinkonzert von Mendelssohn ist für mich eines der schönsten überhaupt und er hat es mit einer unglaublichen

Ausdruckstärke und Virtuosität gespielt.
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For me the violin concerto by Mendelssohn is one of the most beautiful ones. He played with an incredible intensity and virtuosity

that's why we are always so enthusiastic about him

ukue

Incredibly expressive and emotional

David played in the in Tonhalle in Zurich, a very beautiful old venue, with columns, a wonderful stage with an organ in the back.  The stage was decorated with fresh !! flowers which spread a lovely flavor. He played with the Zurich chamber orchestra, he already played with 3 times last February in Zurich and Como!

The orchestra began with the Mendelssohn Ouverture "Hebrides", played fantastically!!

David was welcomed with a lot of applaus. He performed the Mendelssohn Violin-Concerto in E-Minor, one of my favourite pieces. This time the 3rd Movement was my favourite one, he played it incredibly expressive and emotional. This time the audience didn't have the opportunity..lol...to clap between the movements, because there is no short break between the 1st and the 2nd. The audience was thrilled by David's playing and he had to come back on stage several times.

David came back on stage for a second piece, the Sarasate Zigeunerweisen!! I have heard him playing this piece very often and cannot get enough of it, unfortunately it is very short. He played it with surprising facility and virtosity....he had to give an encore and played Paganini's "Carneval in Venice", a very funny piece and he is always going to leave the stage playing the last beats.

Finally the orchestra played again and played the Beethoven 1st Symphonie, a very well-known piece. This orchestra has an excellent female concert-master, who played outstanding. It was a pleasure to listen to her.

After the concert he has given autographs to the crowd, standing in the foyer of the concert-hall.

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Ausdrucksstark und emotional

David spielte in der Tonhalle in Zürich, einer wunderschönen alte Konzerthalle mit vielen Säulen, einer wunderbaren Bühne mit einer großen Orgel im Hintergrund. Die Bühne war mit frischen !! Blumen geschmuckt und diese verbreiteten eine schönen Duft!.

David spielte mit dem Zürcher Kammerorchester, mit dem er bereits im Februar 3 Konzerte in Zürich und Bologne gegeben hat.

Das Orchester begann mit Mendelssohn Ouvertüre "Hebriden", fantastisch gespielt!

Danach wurde David mit riesigem Applaus begrüßt!!! Er spielte das Mendelssohn Violin-Konzert in E-Moll. Eins meiner Lieblingsstücke der Violin-Konzerte. Mein Lieblingssatz dieses Mal war der 3., den er unglaublich ausdrucksstark und emotional spielte. Diesmal hatte das Publikum auch keine Gelegenheit zwischen dem 1. und 2. Satz zu klatschen, da beide Sätze ineinander übergehen....Das Publikum war von David's Spiel begeistert und er musste mehrmals auf die Bühne zurückkommen....

Nach der Pause kam David noch einmal zurück und spielte eines seiner Paradestücke, die Zigeunerweisen!!! Ich habe es schon so oft von ihm gehört und kann von diesem Stück nicht genug bekommen, leider ist es nur sehr kurz. Er spielt es mit einer bewundernswerter Leichtigkeit und Virtuosität.......er musste eine Zugabe geben und spielte von Paganini "Carneval in Venice", an sehr lustiges Stück bei dem David während der letzten Takte immer die Bühne verlässt!

Zum Schluss war das Orchester wieder an der Reihe und spielte von Beethovens 1. Sinfonie, ein ziemlich bekanntes Stück. Die Konzertmeisterin dieses Orchesters spielt einfach klasse und es war eine Freude zuzuhören.

Nach dem Konzert gab David noch geduldig Autogramme, die Menschenmenge kann man in einem meiner Fotos bewundern.

Birgit

Classical crossover –international variety and excitement

The very best of the classical crossover artists can readily prove that they are some of the most talented musicians around- and David Garrett is one of the very best.

Whether he is rocking the Hard Rock Café with “Little Wing” and “Kashmir” or nailing the final movement of the Mendelssohn violin concerto in the Tonhalle, Zurich, David’s artistry is breathtaking. Combining my two passions of classical music and travel, I was fortunate enough over recent months to get to a number of very different concerts on two continents.

At the traditional and beautiful old concerthall, the Tonhalle in Zurich, David Garrett, playing with a classical orchestra, stepped up to the well-known and well-loved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. The final movement was stunning in its depth, emotion and sheer virtuosity. There is a crop of new recordings of this work on CD, and David’s interpretation is pure, note-perfect and true to the emotion and strength of the work. This is not crossover – this is pure classics but with the accessibility that draws a more experimental audience, with under-tens carrying violins joining the over-seventies, and lots in between.

The evening began with Mendelssohn’s well-known Hebrides Overture which would have been a perfect introduction to those visitors coming to the work for the first time. Readily accessible, tuneful and dramatic, this work was the perfect foil for David’s glittering virtuosity which followed.

To deal with the problem of audiences leaving during the interval that has happened when David has only performed in the first half, the Tonhalle designed the bill to include David playing Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen” to start the second part. He has been performing this work since he was ten and it has not lost its fresh qualities over time. It was not quite the blockbuster that I remember so vividly from the Proms in the Park in 2008 but it came pretty close. I hope this will be included on his classical CD due out next month – amateur recordings and Youtube clips are simply not enough.

The final piece was Beethoven’s First Symphony – a shorter, livelier work which is surprisingly less frequently performed than the Fifth or Sixth but which is dramatic and fun. A super evening of classical music well suited to the 21st century. And in keeping with the modern celebrity fanaticism, the traditional concerthall had staged an autograph session for David as his back catalogue and current CDs were all on sale. The old fashioned hall was filled with long,long lines of waiting fans (just like the queues for the Ladies in the interval !!!!!)...

Tabitha