Max Bruch; Johannes Brahms - Violin Concertos; Double Concerto (Mario Hossen; Liliana Kehayova)

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Composer: Max Bruch; Johannes Brahms

CD1

• Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
• Brahms - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

CD2

• Brahms - Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102
• Bruch - Scottish Fantasy Op. 46

Mario Hossen, violin

Liliana Kehayova, cello

Varna State Opera Orchestra

Georgi Dimitrov, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: haenssler CLASSIC

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At the historic Varna Summer International Music Festival, world-renowned Austrian-Bulgarian violinist Mario Hossen delivered acclaimed live recordings of two of the most seminal violin concertos in the classical canon. The festival featured distinguished collaborators, including cellist Liliana Kehayova, who has worked alongside internationally celebrated artists such as Gérard Caussé, Vladimir Mendelssohn, and Rudolf Leopold, and conductor Georgi Dimitrov, whose performances consistently transform concerts into uplifting spiritual experiences.

Mario Hossen is an internationally acclaimed Austro-Bulgarian violinist, conductor, and musicologist renowned for his extraordinary virtuosity, stylistic authenticity, and leading authority on Niccolò Paganini. Educated in Sofia, Vienna, and Paris, Hossen made his orchestral debut at age eight and has since performed with over 100 prestigious orchestras across 40 countries, while releasing 26 albums featuring complete concerto cycles and world-premiere recordings. A dedicated educator and Artistic Director of the EFFE Laureate Varna Summer International Music Festival, he serves as a professor at New Bulgarian University, founder of the Paganini Ensemble Vienna, and an ambassador for European classical music, performing on a 1749 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin.