A Space in Time.

The article traces back the significant inspirations which motivated violinist Gil Shaham to come up with a concert series that renders an accurate portrayal of the violin concertos performed during the 1930s. It narrates how Shaham has amassed several versions of the 20th-century violin works including the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor in 1935 and Karl Amadeus Hartmann's Concerto funebre in 1939. It also discusses some of the improvisations made by Shaham to his renditions of the violin concertos during the era.