Masterworks 5: Violin Virtuosi | Bach, He Zhanhao & Chen Gang, Brahms by Bach, J. S., Zhanhao, Brahms, De (2024/2024), Director musical Darko Butorac, First Baptist Church, Asheville, United States

Noah Bendix-Balgley and Shanshan Yao headline this all-violin, all-concerto program as a husband and wife duo. The program kicks off with the delicate dance between two violins of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto. The virtuosic and intertwining melodies continue with the iconic Chinese work for violin and orchestra, Butterfly Lovers. Finally, Bendix-Balgley takes on the grand finale: Brahms’s one and only violin concerto, famed for its technically demanding passages and stunning lyricism.