For David Garrett, the year 2023 is all about his new classical album ICONIC, which was
which was released on November 4, 2022 and reached No. 4 in the German Album Pop Charts. A
extraordinary success for a classical album.
David Garrett's ICONIC begins with the seductive and romantic Estrellita by the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce.
composer Manuel Ponce. But the program of unforgettable melodies also includes
Saint-Saëns' Swan and Danse macabre, Foster's Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Raff's Cavatina, Fauré's Après un rêve, and the Largo-titled middle movement of the concerto
"Winter" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. They all sound in new arrangements for violin,
guitar and orchestra. David Garrett will be accompanied by his guitarist Franck van der Heijden.
With his individual selection of pieces, David Garrett recalls the Golden Age of the
artists such as Zino Francescatti, Arthur Grumiaux, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler and Yehudi Menuhin.
and Yehudi Menuhin, who enchanted their audiences with their miniatures or familiar encores.
enchanted.