OK, you guessed it: it’s going to be impossible for us to narrow things down to one “best”! But Akiko and I give it our best shot, outlining the pluses and minuses for all the popular choices.
In this episode we refer to an article I wrote a few years ago, “<a href="https://www.natesviolin.com/violin-concerto-toughest-opening/">Which violin concerto has the toughest opening?</a>“

OK, you guessed it: it’s going to be impossible for us to narrow things down to one “best”! But Akiko and I give it our best shot, outlining the pluses and minuses for all the popular choices. In this episode we refer to an article I wrote a few years ago, “Which violin concerto has the toughest opening?“

OK, you guessed it: it’s going to be impossible for us to narrow things down to one “best”! But Akiko and I give it our best shot, outlining the pluses and minuses for all the popular choices.
In this episode we refer to an article I wrote a few years ago, “<a href="https://www.natesviolin.com/violin-concerto-toughest-opening/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Which violin concerto has the toughest opening?</a>“

021: The best orchestra audition concerto

Violinists (and husband and wife) Nathan Cole and Akiko Tarumoto give you an inside look at performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Each week brings new repertoire, conductors, soloists… and new stories from their life-long love affair with classical music, the violin, and their family.

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