Virtuoso, playful, subtle and dramatic. Beethoven wrote the violin concerto of all violin concertos. You not only hear it, you feel it. Majestic and of unparalleled beauty. Delicately and passionately played by top violinist Josef Špaček, conducted by regular guest conductor Jun Märkl. Mozart's Haffner Symphony also brings light. So nice in these dark days.

Tonight the Residentie Orkest overwhelms you with Mozart's Haffner Symphony. With lyrical strings, Jun Märkl keeps the prominent winds in check until the Last timpani beat. And as with Beethoven's Violin Concerto, very occasionally a small, subtle gesture from our guest conductor is enough for that. Enough to give our artist in residence Josef Špaček free reign with his solo violin. Between Beethoven and Mozart, tonight we hear another child prodigy: Igor Stravinsky. You can hear the Russian string tradition in his Concerto in D.