Sibelius's Violin Concerto

Conductor: Ana María Patiño‑Osorio Soloist: Karen Gomyo, violin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni (1787) Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto Op. 47 (1904) Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 (1850) This evening's solo work is Sibelius's Violin Concerto, a virtuosic and atmospheric work that ranges from icy blue expanses of sound to broad melodic lines. The violinist Karen Gomyo, with an international career and a special grasp of late Romantic violin concertos, is this evening's soloist. The conductor is Ana María Patiño-Osorio from Colombia, who received international attention after winning three prizes at the Malko Competition in 2024. She takes us on a grand and joyful symphony in which Schumann celebrates nature, community and Romantic power.