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Simone Lamsma plays the Britten Violin Concerto

February 14, 2020, 9:00 pm

Simone Lamsma (Photo: Otto van den Toorn)

Jaap van Zweden conducts Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma and the NY Phil in a performance of Britten’s Violin Concerto. Also featured in this program is Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony.

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Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Simone Lamsma, violin

Shostakovich: Symphony No 7, Leningrad, Op. 60

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Simone Lamsma plays the Britten Violin Concerto

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