This debut album by Nigel Armstrong uniquely unites three major Los Angeles music schools: Colburn, USC, and UCLA.
Recording & Production
The Bach and Bartók sonatas on this album were recorded in Cammilleri Hall at The Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California, a hall designed by Yasuhisa Toyota.
Recording & Production
The Korngold concerto on this album was recorded live with Sir Neville Marriner, a renowned conductor, and The Colburn Orchestra in Royce Hall at UCLA.
Performer Biography
After graduating from Curtis, Nigel Armstrong spent time studying at a Zen monastery in upstate New York and working on an organic farm in Germany.
Recording & Production
The Bach and Bartók sonatas, as well as the Korngold concerto, were recorded as 'live to tape' complete takes, with no mistakes fixed.
Performer Biography
Nigel Armstrong, the violinist on this album, was recognized as a prodigy from an early age and debuted with important orchestras in North and South America and Europe.
Performer Biography
Nigel Armstrong earned his bachelor's degree from The Colburn School, where he studied with Robert Lipsett, and later a post-graduate diploma from Curtis.
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