Conducted by maestro JoAnn Falletta. Concertmaster Michael Ludwig is featured in John Corigliano's Violin Concerto, based on his alluring film score for The Red Violin. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 is replete with melodic and poetic jewels.

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Artist Profile 

Michael Ludwig - Hailed by Strad Magazine for his "effortless, envy-provoking technique… sweet tone, brilliant expression, and grand style," Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster Michael Ludwig has appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra collaborating with such conductors as Sir Georg Solti, JoAnn Falletta, Joseph Silverstein and John Williams. Upcoming highlights include the world premiere of a violin concerto written for him by American composer Daron Hagen, as well as performances in Portugal, Lithuania, Japan, Mexico, the Czech Republic and throughout the United States. Michael Ludwig's recording of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will be released this fall on the Hampton Roads Classics label and his growing discography will soon include the addition of the Dohnanyi Violin Concertos with the Royal Scottish National Symphony, the Corigliano Violin Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Piano Trio of Marcel Tyberg, all to be issued by NAXOS.

Sought after as a chamber musician, Mr. Ludwig has shared the stage with numerous acclaimed artists, such as Christoph Eschenbach, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yefim Bronfman, Sarah Chang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. His media credits include live radio broadcasts at WRTI (Philadelphia) and WAMC (Albany, NY). He was featured on Bulgarian National Radio and Balkan Bulgarian Television. As a producer, Mr. Ludwig has been nominated for a Mid Atlantic Emmy Award nomination.He has served as the artistic producer of The Philadelphia Orchestra's national radio broadcasts, syndicated by the WFMT Fine Arts Network in Chicago.