Following her award-winning debut ("A spectacular start to a recording career" - Gramophone Magazine), Spanish violinist María Dueñas presents her second album for Deutsche Grammophon. At the center are the legendary 24 Caprices by Niccolò Paganini, famous as one of the most demanding works ever written for the violin. "Paganini's 24 Caprices are a milestone for every violinist," says Dueñas. The cycle is known for its breathtaking finesse and virtuosity and is also characterized by its musical variety and depth. In order to also "bring out the singing quality of the caprices", Dueñas' wish is to "bring out the music behind the technique". The album is complemented by a mixture of solo, chamber and orchestral caprices inspired by the devilish violinist Paganini. These include selected pieces by Berlioz, Kreisler, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski as well as two works written especially for Dueñas by contemporary composers Jordi Cervelló and Gabriela Ortiz, the latter in a world premiere recording. Dueñas will be accompanied by violinist Boris Kuschnir, pianists Itamar Golan and Alexander Malofeev and guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre. In the orchestral works by Berlioz and Saint-Saëns, she will be supported by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and conductor Mihhail Gerts. "A caprice offers a wide spectrum of colors and dynamics, and there is also improvisation in it. It's about more than technical fireworks. It's about rhapsodic freedom, about color, about creativity, about everything that makes the violin such an enchanting instrument," says María Dueñas.