COMPANY: Alpha
ARTIST: Kerson Leong Kerson Leong Kerson Leong Ke
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: Various Composers

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Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos

Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra and Patrick Hahn, Kerson Leong

Philharmonia Orchestra, Patrick Hahn

Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15
Bruch: In Memoriam, Op. 65
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

On his second album for Alpha Classics, rising star violinist Kerson Leong juxtaposes the Violin Concertos of Bruch and Benjamin Britten. This unusual pairing is a reflection on the journey from one extreme of expression to another. Bruch’s In Memoriam is the perfect bridge between them. “The Britten expresses a raw and exposed experience, while the Bruch is comforting and uplifting. After the last few years in which the world has experienced much difficulty and uncertainty due to pandemic, war, and crisis, recording this album in London in January 2021 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Patrick Hahn was a profoundly cathartic moment. It is in the spirit of catharsis that I offer this album.” - Kerson Leong