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Soloist, Step Forward—Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto Gives the Instrument Something Colorful to Say

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By Brian Wise | From the January/February 2026 issue of Strings Leila Josefowicz had a digital-age epiphany when she received a handwritten copy of the score to Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto, soon after its premiere in 2005. “It was so fascinating to see the care, elegance, and clarity of his handwriting,” she recalls. “I’m missing that so much now with Sibelius [the software] and different computer formats. You don’t see so much of the composer’s personality through their writing.
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League Alumni Network class of 2019 members at the League’s 2025 National Conference in Salt Lake City.
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Will America’s Mid-Century Concertos Finally Get Their Due?

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By Brian Wise | From the September/October 2025 issue of Strings As a number of orchestras plan to honor the United States’ 250th anniversary next July 4th, the occasion has focused string players’ minds on the American concerto repertoire. For violinists, the go-to choice from the standard repertoire has long been Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, which Albert Spalding premiered in 1941 and which stands alongside Barber’s far-lesser-known Cello Concerto.
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