On a high note – this is how Sinfonietta Cracovia kicks off its 2026/2027 concert season. After all, is there any other way to describe a concert in which the solo part is performed by the phenomenal Bomsori Kim, featuring the orchestra led by Yaroslav Shemet – a conductor who ‘lives and breathes music’? The artistry of the South Korean violinist, who won the Wieniawski Competition a decade ago and signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, will shine in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto in D major – a work which captivates listeners with the breathtaking grandeur of the solo part and the constant dialogue between the violin and the orchestra. The second part of the concert will feature Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian’ – a musical recollection of his travels to Italy, in which the Ukrainian-Polish conductor and the Kraków ensemble will look for traces of inspirations which the composer drew from the Roman saltarello and the Neapolitan tarantella.

Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Symphony No. 4 in A major "Italian", Op. 90

Bomsori Kim – violin
Yaroslav Shemet – conductor
Sinfonietta Cracovia

Photo: Bomsori Kim, photo by Bartek Barczyk