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Identity, displacement and homesickness: Raymond Yiu's new violin concerto inspired by the experiences of Chinese violinist and composer, Ma Sicong
Ma Sicong performing for Chinese soldiers at the front during the Korean WarWhen I interviewed composer Raymond Yiu, back in 2021 [see my interview] we touched on his new Violin Concerto which is inspired by the Chinese violinist and composer, Ma Sicong (1912-1987) whose music was banned for 20 years after he escaped to America and wrote about his experiences in China and so was branded a traitor.Raymond Yiu's Violin Concerto will be premiered on 20 March 2024 at the Barbican Centre with violinist Esther Yoo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis [further details]. The concerto is co-commissioned by BBCSO for Radio 3, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Seattle Symphony.Ma Sicong was one of the first generation of Chinese composers who went to study in Paris in the 1920s. He has been called ‘The King of Violinists’ in China. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, […]
2023-09-29 00:52:35
Pacific Symphony welcomes the Scandinavian maestro Christian Kluxon for his debut appearance (Oct. 19-21) leading the orchestra in a concert titled Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Esther Yoo as soloist. The program also holds Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony and opens with Lili
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breatheChad Lawson, piano; Esther Yoo, Thomas Gould and David O’Leary, violins; Rachel Roberts, viola; Richard Hardwood and Peter Gregson, cellos; Royal Philharmonic OrchestraDecca Records, 2022 Remembering to breathe is instinctual, but with so much happening in the world, it can be easy to ignore such a necessary thing. Chad Lawson’s album breathe, which features solo [...]
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