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Classical

Spain

María Dueñas

Top Songs By María Dueñas

Caprice viennois, Op. 2 (Arr. Fougeray for Violin and Guitar): II. Andante con motoMaría Dueñas & Raphaël Feuillâtre

Listen to 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto by María Dueñas, see lyrics, music video & more!

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi prestoMaría Dueñas

Listen to 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37: No. 5, Andaluza. Playera (Transcr. Feuillâtre for Guitar & Violin) by Raphaël Feuillâtre & María Dueñas, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37: No. 5, Andaluza. Playera (Transcr. Feuillâtre for Guitar & Violin)Raphaël Feuillâtre & María Dueñas

Listen to El cant dels ocells (Arr. Dueñas for Violin and Piano) by María Dueñas & Itamar Golan, see lyrics, music video & more!

El cant dels ocells (Arr. Dueñas for Violin and Piano)María Dueñas & Itamar Golan

Listen to Berceuse, Op. 20 by María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck, see lyrics, music video & more!

Berceuse, Op. 20María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Listen to 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid (Arr. Fougeray for Violin and Guitar) by María Dueñas & Raphaël Feuillâtre, see lyrics, music video & more!

3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid (Arr. Fougeray for Violin and Guitar)María Dueñas & Raphaël Feuillâtre

Listen to 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 1 in E Major "L'arpeggio". Andante by María Dueñas, see lyrics, music video & more!

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 1 in E Major "L'arpeggio". AndanteMaría Dueñas

Listen to Rêverie et caprice, H. 88 by María Dueñas, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Mihhail Gerts, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rêverie et caprice, H. 88María Dueñas, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Mihhail Gerts

Listen to Altar de cuerda: I. Morisco chilango by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas, see lyrics, music video & more!

Altar de cuerda: I. Morisco chilangoLos Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas

Listen to Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza: Dueñas) by María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza: Dueñas)María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Latest Release

Listen to Paganini: 24 Caprices — Caprices by Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski by María Dueñas

ALBUMPaganini: 24 Caprices — Caprices by Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, WieniawskiMaría Dueñas

More albums from María Dueñas

Listen to Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución diamantina by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas

ALBUMGabriela Ortiz: Revolución diamantinaLos Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas

Listen to Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Cadenzas: Wieniawski / Dueñas) by María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Cadenzas: Wieniawski / Dueñas)María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Listen to Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Cadenzas: Saint-Saëns / Dueñas) by María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Cadenzas: Saint-Saëns / Dueñas)María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Listen to Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Cadenzas: Ysaÿe / Dueñas) by María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

ALBUMBeethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Cadenzas: Ysaÿe / Dueñas)María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Listen to Beethoven and Beyond by María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

ALBUMBeethoven and BeyondMaría Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

María Dueñas's Popular Music Videos

Piazzolla: Maria De Buenos Aires: Yo soy María (Arr. Spindler and Dueñas for Violin and Piano)

María Dueñas & Itamar Golan

Lalo: Deux impromptus, Op. 4: I. Espérance

María Dueñas & Itamar Golan

Ysaÿe: Berceuse, Op. 20 (Live)

María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza: Dueñas) [Live]

María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Fauré: 3 Songs, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve (Version for Violin and Piano)

María Dueñas & Itamar Golan

Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto

María Dueñas

Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid (Transcr. for Violin and Orchestra) [Live]

María Dueñas, Vienna Symphony & Manfred Honeck

Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 9 in E Major "La chasse". Allegretto

María Dueñas

Gargiulo: Estro

María Dueñas & Julian Lawrence Gargiulo

Saint-Saëns: Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

María Dueñas, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Mihhail Gerts

Artist Playlists

María Dueñas: A Romantic Tour

The Spanish violinist revels in Romantic music’s deep emotions and fiery fingerwork.

Track by Track: María Dueñas on Beethoven and Beyond

“I discovered so many hidden nuances in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.”

About María Dueñas

Hometown

Granada, Spain

Born

2002

Genre

Classical

The rise of Spanish violinist María Dueñas has been remarkable, even by modern virtuoso standards. Born in Granada in 2002, she won First Prize and Audience Prize at the Menuhin Competition, joined the BBC’s New Generation Artists scheme, signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon (DG), and made her Proms debut—all before reaching the age of 21. Aged just 11, Dueñas won a scholarship to study in Dresden, and she was subsequently taught by Boris Kuschnir in Vienna. While a teenager, she made notable debuts with major orchestras and at leading recital venues across the USA and Europe. She launched her DG recording career with an enthusiastically reviewed Beethoven Violin Concerto, in which she showcased a gleaming tone underpinned by total technical mastery and an intensely personal approach to interpretation. Its imaginative couplings were six cadenzas for the concerto, alongside short works by the composers of each cadenza. Dueñas plays a pair of 18th-century instruments: a Gagliano, and the Stradivarius “Camposelice” of 1710.