South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim performs Korngold’s highly Romantic Violin Concerto – a touch of 1940s Hollywood.
Thu. 10.9.2026
19:30, Beethovenhalle, Great Hall
Bomsori Kim & Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
- Orchestra
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Bookable from 1.5.
- € 109 / 89 / 69 / 49 / 29 / 19
Bomsori Kim © Bartek Barczyk 
Paavo Järvi © Kaupo Kikkas 
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich © Gaetan Bally
Contributors
- Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
- Bomsori Kim violin
- Paavo Järvi conductor
Programme
Arnold Schönberg
Transfigured Night for Strings op. 4
Erich Korngold
Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 35
Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 35
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92
The concert at a glance
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What does it sound like?
Pre-concert talk
18:45, Great Hall: Pre-concert talk (in German)
Today at the Festival Salon
Opening hours: 18:00–23:00
18:00 Happy Hour – with everything that makes you happy
19:00–20:30 Meet and Sing – with the Beethovenfest Community Music
21:30 Open Stage – with festival artists and anyone who wants to join
Description
Erich Korngold composed his much-too-rarely-performed Violin Concerto in Los Angeles, where numerous Jewish artists had found refuge from the Nazi regime. A touch of Hollywood permeates the piece – and Bomsori Kim interprets it with an almost tender sound. It is joined by a Romantic early work by Schoenberg and Beethoven’s Seventh – yearning meets exuberance.
Radio recording by Deutschlandfunk and Deutsche Welle
