Ein Heldenleben Solo- The most famous concertmaster solo! Here the solo violin portrays Strauss’ wife, Pauline de Ahna. He said that she “very complex, very feminine, a little perverse, a little coquettish, never like herself, at every minute different from how she had been a moment before”. The violin has to capture all these elements of her character!! | Noah Bendix-Balgley

3.1K views · 141 reactions | A spellbinding solo you could listen to for 1001 consecutive nights.  ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron gives us a preview of Rimsky-Korsakov's theme representing master storyteller Scheherazade. Join us for Scheherazade and more this week (March 31 & April 2) in Symphony Hall: https://www.aso.org/events/detail/scheherazade-and-avital | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Facebook

62K views · 3.3K reactions | Here is a lesser-known big concertmaster solo, which starts with a virtuosic solo cadenza. Who knows this piece? Recorded with Berliner Philharmoniker in an unusual location-the foyer of our Philharmonie! | Noah Bendix-Balgley | Facebook