Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV No. 1041

Violin Part annotated by Zakhar Bron

The renowned violin virtuoso Zakhar Bron, who has been honoured with numerous awards and whose pupils (including Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Erik Schumann, and Mayuko Kamino) are also frequent winners of famous competitions, shows his exceptional talent as a violin teacher in the “Student Concert, taught by Zakhar Bron” series.

Each instalment comprises a DVD with a recording of a lesson in the White Hall in the Sheremetev Palace in St. Petersburg, and a piano and violin arrangement prepared by Zakhar Bron based on the appropriate technical level for the violin.

Bach composed his first violin concerto between 1717 and 1723, at a time when he started to write instrumental music alongside his church compositions. The concertos of Antonio Vivaldi were one of Bach’s sources of inspiration: however, he was to distance himself from Vivaldi’s composition technique with a closer interplay and integration between sections, achieved by a more varied approach to the role of the soloist in the orchestra. Today, Bach’s technically demanding violin concertos remain a popular component of any violinist’s repertoire.