MENDELSSOHN
VIOLIN CONCERTO
(MenCon)
A performance of the full Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Op.61.
Performed May 2022
Following the success of 2017 Beethoven Concerto, 2022 saw ARCO tackle this Romantic classic, with soloist Chihiro Ono.
The first performance featured ARCO, bolstered by the huge forces of the Freerange Orchestra, Canterbury.
This was followed by a 9-piece ARCO performing at London's Cafe Oto.
In MenCon, the solo violin part remains entirely intact, whilst the orchestral tutti is radically reimagined by an ensemble of creative musicians.
Chihiro Ono: Solo Violin
Gaia Blandina: Cello
Adam de la Cour: Carpentry
George Hagget: Live Musicology
Tom Jackson: Clarinet
Neil Luck: Objects/Synth
Federico Reuben: Live Electronics
Samuel Rice: Double Bass
Benedict Taylor: Viola
Performances:
MAy 19 2022 - Freerange Canterbury
May 22 2022 - Cafe Oto London
Late 2022 - BBC Radio 3 Broadcast
November 2022 - Run as a workshop with advanced
students at the Royal College of Music, London
The concert has been released as a live album:
HYPERROMANTIC (2024)
Birmingham Record Company
Buy here, or stream on all major platforms
