Increasingly, Nikolaj Znaider has been as often heard as a conductor as a violinist. He’s certainly not neglected his playing though. This lovely pair of concertos, written by the teenage Mozart, finds Znaider in both roles, coaxing stylish playing from the London Symphony Orchestra and spinning his magic over the top. Znaider’s tone is pure and focused, and he puts it to fine use in these elegant and delightful works. The Fourth, with its long stretches of melody, is a charmer and he brings out the wit in the so-called “Turkish” Fifth.
- Michael Barenboim, Yulia Deyneka, Kian Soltani & Daniel Barenboim
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Mariss Jansons
- Martha Argerich, Seiji Ozawa & Mito Chamber Orchestra
- Kirill Gerstein, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson & Gary Burton
- David Zinman, Julia Fischer & Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
- Lisa Batiashvili, Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim
- Evgeny Kissin & Emerson String Quartet