Ning Feng returns to the London Philharmonic Orchestra this Sunday to perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major under the baton of Tom Fetherstonhaugh at Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre. The programme also features works by Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov.

The appearance marks Feng’s latest collaboration with the Orchestra and comes amid a busy international schedule. Following an impressive run of concerts across China and Asia with the Kammerakademie Potsdam, he makes a brief stop in the UK before embarking on a tour of Australia and New Zealand this November.

Widely recognised as one of the leading violinists of his generation, this latest concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra offers audiences in Eastbourne the opportunity to hear a full programme of Russian Classics.

Released today on Channel Classics, Ning Feng plays & directs the Kammerakademie Potsdam in this major recording of the five Mozart Violin Concertos. The five concertos are complemented by Mozart’s Adagio in E Major and Rondos in B-flat Major and C Major, and the cadenzas are by Ning Feng.

Ning Feng plays a Nicolò Amati 1665 violin (CD1) and a Francesco Rugeri 1694 violin (CD2) from Dr. David Li AM's collections.

Ning will tour the concertos with Kammerakademie Potsdam later this year, following other recent play/direct collaborations with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.

Violinist Ning Feng performed a breathtaking solo recital programme in Boston this week, drawing enthusiastic praise for his performances of Bach Partita No.2 in D minor, Ysaÿe Sonatas No.2 and No. 6, and a set of Paganini Caprices. The performance, held at Jordan Hall (New England Conservatory), showcased Ning’s dazzling virtuosity and musical insight, and was highly acclaimed in the press:

"His program, The Ultimate Solo Violin, awed and mesmerized. Alone on stage, he evoked rapt audience concentration…  Feng dove into the Allemanda with singing intent, demonstrating pleasure, concentration and joy, despite the minor key... though he avoided vibrato, his approach felt romantic through the power of his tone and his flexibility of tempo … These short works granted Feng the presence to wow the audience with his expression and masterful technique, which indeed he did. Over-the-top audience reception encouraged two splendid encores. First, the adagio from Bach’s violin Sonata No.1 in G Minor, which Feng explained has special meaning for him, and then, Francisco Tárrega’s “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” as arranged by Ruggiero Ricci, which placed us in the warmest of climes." ~ Boston Musical Intelligencer