On this day, French violinist Christian Ferras was born In 1933 | Ferras is admired for his recordings of the Sibelius, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky violin concertos, through which he is known for his intense vibrato and portamenti | Here he performs Sibelius' Violin Concerto with conductor Zubin Mehta and the Orchestre National de France in 1965 | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/violinist-christian-ferras-born-on-this-day-1933/ | The Violin Channel

Didn't know that the magnificent French violinist Christian Ferras (1933-1982) had Greek and Italian blood in his veins as stated in this brief interview from 1967. There is also a nice shot of his Stradivarius 1728, the "Milanollo". Our previous CD release contains two works that Ferras never commercially recorded. See at http://www.meloclassic.com/shop/christian-ferras/ | Meloclassic

In June 1966, French violinist Christian Ferras was invited to tour Scandinavia with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor Lorin Maazel. Here is an excerpt from the last rehearsal before the tour was made, rehearsing Mozart's Violin Concerto in A major, Kv 219. | Meloclassic