Brahms’ Double Concerto

Two’s company. Brahms felt nervous about writing a concerto for the cello alone, so he gave it a companion – the violin. The result is pure poetry: a Double Concerto like no other, glowing with autumn colours and played today by two performers with serious charisma, our Artist in Residence Simone Lamsma and cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière. It’s the big, tender heart of a concert with a Spanish flavour, as Domingo Hindoyan shares musical picture ...