Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto Premiered On This Day in 1945 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 35 premiered on this day in 1945

Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 35 premiered on this day in 1945.

The first performance was given by Jascha Heifetz with the St. Louis Symphony – under conductor Vladimir Golschmann.

Having vowed to give up composing for the concert hall, during the Second World War, it was the first work Korngold penned following Hitler's defeat.

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | KORNGOLD VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR | CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH & FRANKFURT RADIO SYMPHONY | 2017