OPUS KLASSIK 2025 Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Featuring
Augustin Hadelich
Orion Weiss
Amy Beach
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Charles Ives
William Kroll
Manuel Ponce
Stephen Hartke
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Howdy Forrester
Eddie South
John Adams
Leonard Bernstein
Aaron Copland
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Album & Artwork
The album title, "American Road Trip," reflects the performer Augustin Hadelich's journey of exploring and adopting American musical languages and traditions after moving to the U.S.
Interpretation
The album's performer, Augustin Hadelich, states that only a small fraction of America's rich musical tapestry is regularly performed outside the U.S.
Composer's Artistic Vision
American classical music is described as a 'melting pot' of cultures, incorporating styles from Romantics, Jazz and pop influences, avant-gardists, and minimalists.
Instruments
Augustin Hadelich performs on the 1744 'Leduc, ex Szeryng' Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù violin, on loan from the Tarisio Trust.
Performer Biography
Augustin Hadelich, the violinist on this album, grew up in Italy and Germany and became a U.S. citizen in 2014 after moving to America in 2004.
