VIOLIN
Violinist Francesca Dego made her debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this weekend for three concerts where she performed Brahms’ Violin Concerto with conductor John Storgårds at Touhill Performing Arts Center. The performances juxtaposed Brahms’ Concerto, written for the composer’s friend Joseph Joachim, with Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite. If you missed it, Saturday’s concert is…Read more ›
Violinist Francesca Dego rounds off 2024 with a recital at the Wigmore Hall on Monday 30th December. No stranger to the Wigmore stage, together with pianist Alessandro Taverna, she performs Beethoven’s extraordinary “Kreitzer” Sonata No. 9 alongside Schoenberg’s Fantasy and Richard Strauss’ Violin Sonata. In anticipation of the recital, Francesca appears as a guest on…Read more ›
Violinist Francesca Dego’s latest album is released by Chandos Records today. Having recorded, and in March 2024, released the violin concertos of Brahms and Busoni with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dalia Stasevska, this newest album features Busoni’s violin sonatas and ‘Four Bagatelles’. Francesca says “It has been amazing to record Busoni’s complete violin…Read more ›
This evening, violinist Francesca Dego takes Busoni’s dazzlingly virtuosic Violin Concerto to the Settimane Musicali di Ascona. For this, the centrepiece of the programme, Dego joins the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana and conductor Jader Bignamini. In March 2024, her recording of the work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dalia Stasevska, a familiar collaborator…Read more ›
Over the next two weeks, celebrated Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego makes her debut with both the Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. Francesca joins these ensembles on stage for the violin concertos of Sibelius in Queensland and Shostakovich (No. 1 in A minor) in Perth, both alongside conductor Asher Fisch. These keenly anticipated Australian concerto…Read more ›
Over the last few weeks, album releases have come thick and fast with exciting additions to the discographies of several JBM artists. Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor joined forces with fellow celebrated artists Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto alongside folk song settings with baritone Gerald Finley released on Decca Classics. “As rivals, Benedetti,…Read more ›
Today sees the release of Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego’s latest concerto album alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. Having performed the Brahms since she was a teenager, and no stranger to taking the Busoni to the concert platform, the release of Francesca Dego’s latest album on the Chandos label…Read more ›
This weekend, Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego appears with the LPO, conducted by Kahchun Wong, in both Brighton and Eastbourne. Alongside Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Francesca performs a pinnacle of the solo violin repertory: Brahms’ Violin Concerto, with cadenza by Ferruccio Busoni, whose centenary is celebrated this year. Francesca’s recording of the Brahms (alongside Busoni’s…Read more ›
Tonight, violinist Francesca Dego makes her debut with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Italian-American will perform Busoni’s Violin Concerto, conducted by Daniele Rustioni, with a repeat performance on Friday. This kicks off a very busy month for Francesca which includes her first projects as Artist in Focus at Ulster Orchestra (16, 17) with the Sibelius Violin Concerto,…Read more ›
Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego has recently been announced as Artist in Focus with the Ulster Orchestra for the 23/24 season. Her projects include Brahms’ Double Concerto alongside acclaimed cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and the Sibelius Violin Concerto this coming Autumn (16, 17 November). She will also lead chamber projects later in the year – precise details…Read more ›