Benjamin Beilman performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra tickets

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto doesn’t leave you waiting, with the soloist launching dramatically into its lyrical story from the start.

Intimate and beautiful, the work captures all the sparkle of the Classical era while setting the tone for the expressive Romanticism of later masterpieces.

It’s thrilling to hear live, and provides ample room for one of classical music’s brightest young stars, the ‘mightily impressive’ (Washington Post) Benjamin Beilman, to showcase his virtuosity. Since his Sydney debut in 2019, Benjamin Beilman has established himself as one of classical music’s brightest young stars – now he’s back to perform one of the great concertos.

He is joined by acclaimed Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund for a program featuring two stirring masterpieces. The breathtaking beginning to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony makes it immediately obvious why this work is still so popular today, even though incomplete. A brilliant start that blossoms into one of Schubert’s most gorgeous melodies. 

The concert opens with Passacaglia by Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, which he wrote for a competition to find a companion piece to finish the work Schubert didn’t. It’s a fascinating piece, and Berglund brings it to the stage with insight and affection – a little jewel from her homeland that will shine in Sydney.