Daniel Raiskin, conductor

Alexandra Conunova, violin

Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto

Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances, from West Side Story

Aram Khachaturian is a Soviet Armenian composer who grew up surrounded by the folk songs and dances that permeate his music. Though they are nostalgic, his works are filled with high-flying virtuosity, tune-filed orchestration and exotic colours.

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein is a virtuosic orchestral work fusing the iconic musical’s songs, dances and show tunes into a “serious” concert work of considerable difficulty.