Program Light and dark, light and shadow – these contrasts are closely juxtaposed in this programme by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe: in Haydn’s Symphony No. 34, the sombre D minor and serene D major alternate. Minor modes also give the violin concerto by the 13-year-old Mendelssohn a tragic character, while Hummel’s G major concerto conveys above all light-heartedness. Janáček, on the other hand, offers musical sketches of quarrelling animals in his Concertino. In addition to such varied moods, virtuosity does not come up short in these concertante works.