Enigma Variations & Bruch’s Violin Concerto
About This Event
Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations is paired with Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto in a program at David Geffen Hall. The performance features violinist and conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider as soloist, contrasting Elgar’s orchestral variation cycle with Bruch’s late-Romantic lyricism. The billing underscores both composers’ roles in the late 19th–early 20th-century concert repertory.
About Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26(concerto)
Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, is one of the most popular violin concertos in solo violin repertoire and, along with the Scottish Fantasy, the composer's most famous work. It has been recorded often.
About the Artists
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider is a Danish violinist and conductor known for his performances as a soloist and his work with various orchestras.
Edward Elgar
Renowned for his evocative compositions and profound impact on the classical music landscape, Edward Elgar's legacy continues to resonate in concert halls worldwide, including New York City's iconic David Geffen Hall.
Max Bruch
Max Bruch was a German Romantic-era composer who also worked as a violinist, teacher, and conductor, shaping his music from inside the performance tradition. He produced a large catalog, but his First Violin Concerto remains the work most closely tied to the concert stage, often heard alongside late-19th-century orchestral showpieces such as Elgar’s *Enigma Variations*.