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This new recording brings together violinist Gil Shaham, conductor Eric Jacobsen, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in a program exploring the violin concerto as a vehicle for cultural memory and continuity. The album pairs Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 80, and Antonín Dvorák's Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, with the world-premiere recording of InchF. Harper,Inch from The Famous People by Curtis Stewart. Coleridge-Taylor's concerto reveals a Romantic voice shaped by lyricism and rhythmic vitality, while Dvorák's work reflects folk influence and communal musical expression. Stewart's F. Harper responds through a contemporary lens, engaging questions of naming, lineage, and identity. Inspired by the layered meanings of InchSlavonic,Inch the work draws parallels between European histories of enslavement and the ways Black Americans continue to shape pride and cultural legacy today. Together, these works connect past and present through sound. Album Tracks 1. Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.80I. Allegro Maestoso 2. Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.80Ii. Andante Semplice - Andantino 3. Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.80Iii. Allegro Molto - Moderato 4. Dvorák Violin Concerto in a Minor, Op. 53, B. 108 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 5. Dvorák Violin Concerto in a Minor, Op. 53, B. 108Ii. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 6. Dvorák Violin Concerto in a Minor, Op. 53, B. 108 III. Finale Allegro Giocoso Ma Non Troppo 7. Stewart The Famous People; 46.2 - F. Harper
