Unsuk Chin - Three Concertos | Deutsche Grammophon 4810971

Unsuk Chin - Three Concertos

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4810971

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 14th July 2014

Contents

Artists

Sunwook Kim (piano)
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
Wu Wei (sheng)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Myung-Whun Chun

Works

Chin, Unsuk

Cello Concerto
Piano Concerto
Su for sheng and orchestra

Artists

Sunwook Kim (piano)
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
Wu Wei (sheng)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Myung-Whun Chun

About

Solo concertos are important milestones in Unsuk Chin’s development as a creative artist: in each of them, the solo instrument’s possibilities are explored in terms of its sonorities and of the performer’s virtuosity, and re-examined in a new light.

Each of the three solo instruments featured in the present release has certain historic and acoustic properties that affect the way in which it works in harmony or in conflict with the orchestra.

This is a world premiere recording of Unsuk Chin's concertos, with Myung-Whun Chung and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

Receiving critical acclaim for her opera 'Alice in Wonderland' and other works, Unsuk Chin is currently the composer-in-residence for the SPO, promoting contemporary music to listeners.

The new album features soloists Alban Gerhardt for the cello concerto, Sunwook Kim for the piano concerto - the second collaboration with the SPO after the Beethoven 5th - and Wu Wei for the Sheng concerto.

Contents:
- Piano Concerto (1996/1997)
commissioned by the BBC for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

- Cello Concerto (2008/2009, rev. 2013)
written for Alban Gerhard, commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Proms, revised version commissioned by the Bavarian State Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

- Šu for sheng and orchestra (2009)
written for Wu Wei, dedicated to Sukhi Kang and to Jungho Choe, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Zaterdag, Matinee and Philharmonie Essen

World Premiere Recordings

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