Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

The violinist Kyung-Wha Chung made her international breakthrough at her London debut performing the Tchaikovsky concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under André Previn. She has since concertized with all the world's greatest orchestras and most eminent conductors, such as Sir Georg Solti. "The last of the great international orchestral and operatic maestri" (The Times), Sir Georg Solti is a living testament to the elegance and impeccable tastefulness of Central European music-making. Solti's remarkable partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra began in 1954, when he first led the orchestra at the Ravinia Festival. After returning to conduct the ensemble several times during the following years, he was named Music Director in 1969 and held this post for a phenomenal 22 years. He is credited with greatly extending and enhancing the orchestra's worldwide reputation. His recordings of Mendelssohn's works with the Chicago Symphony date from the late 1970s and represent a mellower, more lyrically accented phase in the partnership between Solti and his orchestra.