Alexey Shor (b.1970) Violin Concerto

[Alan Howe]

How about this beautiful Violin Concerto in B minor? - played by Gil Shaham, no less!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulzuzTUWtaE

[Mark Thomas]

Hmmm, I'm not sure there's much substance to it at first hearing, but FWIW here's Shor's Cello Concerto, also on YouTube.

[Alan Howe]

You're probably right. Nice, but not deep.

[Sharkkb8]

I'm with Alan & Mark, perfectly pleasant, but probably won't make anyone forget Beethoven. At the same time, isn't it delightful to hear something composed in this day and age, that doesn't sound like a plane crashing into a train wreck?! 

[Alan Howe]

That was my reason for posting about it!

[Mark Thomas]

... and to that extent I agree, of course. Shor has written extensively and many of his works are available on YouTube - here's his own list of them. There's also a Naxos CD of a couple of his orchestral pieces. The music all seems to be extremely approachable, with an almost classical clarity of texture, but judging by the two or three pieces I've heard there isn't much beneath this surface polish.