Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

27 June 2026

Background

Written in 1806. Its first performance by Franz Clement was unsuccessful.
Revived by 12-year-old Joseph Joachim with the London Philharmonic Society conducted by Felix Mendelssohn in 1844.
Joachim claimed it to be the greatest German violin concerto.

Recordings

Maria Duenas, Beethoven and Beyond

Maria Duenas (violin)

Wiener Symphoniker

Cond. Manfred Honeck · Deutsche Grammophon

🏆 Gramophone Magazine (2023): Critics' Choice
🏆 Opus Klassik Awards (2024): Winner Young Talent of the Year

Violin Concerto. Cadenza by Jörg Widmann

Veronika Eberle (violin)

London Symphony Orchestra

Cond. Sir Simon Rattle · LSO

Violin Concertos (Berg, Beethoven)

Isabelle Faust (violin)

Orchestra Mozart

Cond. Claudio Abbado · Harmonia Mundi

🏆 Gramophone Awards (2012): Winner Concerto
🏆 Radio 3 Building a Library (2015): First Choice

Violin Concertos (Beethoven, Stravinsky)

Vilde Frang (violin)

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Cond. Pekka Kuusisto · Warner Classics

🏆 International Classical Music Magazine (2023): Winner Concerto

Violin Concerto. Cadenza by Fritz Kreisler

Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Philharmonia Orchestra

Cond. Carlo Maria Giulini · Warner Classics

🏆 Gramophone Awards (1981): Winner Concerto

Violin Concertos (Beethoven, Sibelius)

Christian Tetzlaff (violin)

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Cond. Robin Ticciati · Ondine

🏆 Gramophone Magazine (2019): Recording of the Month
🏆 The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year (2019)

Violin Concertos (Beethoven, Berg & Bartók)

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)

Berliner Philharmoniker

Cond. Daniel Harding · Deutsche Grammophon

🏆 Gramophone Awards (2022): Winner Concerto

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