Maxim Vengerov plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (2021)

177 years ago, the great Mendelssohn Violin Concerto was premiered by violinist Ferdinand David, the composers dear friend, in Leipzig on 13 March 1845. Mendelssohn, who was ill, could not conduct his new work, so the orchestra was led instead by Mendelssohns assistant Niels Gade. Today, I share this historical reenactment with my dear friend Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dellAccademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, performing the same work, hoping to present to you the pure excitement, lyricism and joy the audiences must have felt during the premiere in 1845 Subscribe to my YouTube channel: