| Principal Guest Conductor | Christoph Poppen |
| Violin | Alina Pogostkina |
Programme
| Webern | Im Sommerwind |
| Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D, Op 61 |
| Brahms | Symphony No 3 in F, Op 90 |
VIEW HOUSE PROGRAMME
Alina Pogostkina (Violin)
- Winner, International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition 2005
- Has collaborated with conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gustavo Dudamel, Neville Marriner, Paavo Järvi and David Zinman
- Performs frequently at major festivals such as the Salzburg, Edinburgh, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Dresden and Beethovenfest Bonn
- Plays chamber music with Yuri Bashmet, Joshua Bell, Christoph Eschenbach, Steven Isserlis, Gidon Kremer, Pekka Kuusisto and Menahem Pressler
“Pogostkina is appropriately passionate but never overstates things.”
The Strad
“The most delicate, exquisite account I think I’ve heard of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto…heart-stopping in its beauty.”
The Herald
Christoph Poppen (Principal Guest Conductor)
• Principal Conductor, Cologne Chamber Orchestra
• Professor, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich
• Music Director, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (2007–2011)
• Artistic Director, Munich Chamber Orchestra (1995–2006)
• Artistic Director, ARD International Music Competition (2001–2005)
• President, Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik, Berlin (1996–2000)
• 1st Violin & Co-founder, Cherubini Quartet
★★★★★
“Enlightening and immensely rewarding.”
BBC Music Magazine
Featured artists:
Christoph Poppen
(Music Director)
Alina Pogostkina
(Violin)
