Sibelius Violin Concerto, Stephen Tavani, Violin, Golden State Youth Orchestra, Dr YS Tay, Conductor

Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 00:40 I. Allegro moderato 16:46 II. Adagio di molto 25:20 III. Allegro, ma non tanto 34:14 Encore #1: Eugene Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 5 "Sunrise" 39:48 Encore #2: JS Bach: Partita Stephen Tavani, violin Golden State Youth Orchestra Dr. Yun Song Tay, conductor The violin soloist Stephen Tavani is assistant concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra and was a special guest soloist in this performance. The Golden State Youth Orchestra is a music education organization in the San Francisco Bay Area for K-12 students. The orchestra in this video is their highest-level Senior Symphony, consists of mostly high school and some junior high students. Dr. Yun Song Tay is the music director of the Golden State Youth Orchestra. This concert was at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center in California, on March 29, 2025. I captured the video with three Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. I had one set of Neumann microphones on stage to capture the solo violin and another pair of Rode NT5 microphones in the middle of the auditorium.