Synopsis
he second in a regular series of relays from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 Ida Haendel (violin), with the London Symphony Orchestra leader MICHAEL DAVIS conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste Brahms' only violin concerto was composed in 1878 for the great violinist Joseph Joachim. Tonights soloist first appeared at the Proms in 1937 and Sir Henry Wood became one of her staunchest admirers: Ida Haendel , upon whose shoulders the mantle of great violin playing has surely descended - keep on going on! Introduced by Richard Baker