Alone Together / Jennifer Koh
American violinist Jennifer Koh’s 15th album for Cedille Records, Alone Together is based on her online performance series of the same name, created in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the financial hardship it has placed on so many in the arts community. The New York Times called Alone Together “a marvel for a time of crisis” and the lineup of composers “more inclusive than anything in mainstream classical music.” “One of the more acclaimed violinists of our time” (Washington Post),
Koh has been highly visible during the pandemic as a result of Alone Together, which features short new works donated by established composers and commissioned from talented young composers who may be struggling financially because of the COVID-19 crisis. Koh, “a virtuoso with quirky and wonderful ideas” (San Francisco Chronicle), performs 39 world premiere recordings of works by established composers such as Du Yun, Vijay Iyer, Tania Léon, George Lewis, Missy Mazzoli, Ellen Reid, and Wang Lu and the emerging composers they recommended including Katherine Balch, Nina Shekhar, Lester St. Louis, Rajna Swaminathan, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Sugar Vendil. Koh is a forward-thinking artist dedicated to exploring a broad and eclectic repertoire, while promoting equity and inclusivity in classical music. She has expanded the contemporary violin repertoire through a wide range of commissioning projects and has premiered more than 100 works written especially for her.
REVIEW:
“... a marvel for a time of crisis. "The lineup of composers is more inclusive than anything in mainstream classical music.”
-- New York Times
Product Description:
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Release Date: February 04, 2022
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UPC: 735131301121
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Catalog Number: CDR 3011
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Label: Cedille
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Number of Discs: 2
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Period: 21st Century
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Composer: Kati Agócs; Katherine Balch; Hanna Benn; Rafiq Bhatia; Vincent Calianno; Patrick Castillo; Layale Chaker; Anthony Cheung; Caroline Davis; Shayna Dunkelman; Adeliia Faizullina; inti figgis-vizueta; Sarah Gibson; Tomás Gueglio-Saccone; Morgan Guerin; Vijay Iyer; Tonia Ko; Thomas Kotcheff; Joungbum Lee; Tania León; George Lewis; Wang Lu; David Serkin Ludwig; Missy Mazzoli; Qasim Naqvi; Angélica Negrón; Andrew Norman; Ellen Reid; Nina Shekhar; Jen Shyu; Lester St. Lewis; Swaminath
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Performer: Jennifer Koh