As a cellist, I grew up around a lot of anti-viola sentiment, and in the past couple of years I’ve really rallied against that. Viola is a fantastic instrument and I love its unique timbre in comparison with the rest of the string family. I’m familiar with the most popular concertos of course (Walton, Hindemith, Bartók), Shostakovich is my favorite composer and his viola sonata is one of my favorite works of his for a whole suite of reasons, but other than these I’m not super familiar with the canon. So tell me about your favorite works for viola!