“Beside this, other recent violin concertos shrivel: this is a work that sings and soars with a visionary beauty rare in contemporary music. Against a vague, swirling background, the violinist enters on open strings. She’s tuning up for an incredible journey through Chin’s light, fantastic world, shaped as much by Far Eastern music cultures as the structures of Western tradition.” The Times, 31st July 2009 ****
Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Contemporary
Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Contemporary
Kent Nagano and the OSM explore Korean composer Unsuk Chin's artistic landscape. Chin's music is modern in language, but lyrical in communicative power. The colour of her music might be explained by Chin's affinity for non-European music and by her occupation with electronic music. This recording principal work, the prestigious Grawemeyer award-winning Violin Concerto, Viviane Hagner shows an almost hauntingly masterful display of technique and artistry. Also on this recording, the iridescent Rocaná, an orchestral work commissioned by Maestro Kent Nagano.
