Quynh Nguyen, the pianist, performed the world premiere of the Concerto-Fantasy at the Hanoi Opera House with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.
Paul Chihara, the composer, studied with renowned pedagogue Nadia Boulanger in Paris and Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood.
Paul Chihara has composed scores for over 100 motion pictures and television series, including "Prince of the City" and "Kiki's Delivery Service."
The album cover features a woman wearing a traditional Vietnamese Áo dài on a rice terrace in Mù Cang Chải, Vietnam.
This album includes the world premiere recording of Paul Chihara's Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra.
Rieko Aizawa, a Japanese pianist, was the youngest-ever participant at the Marlboro Music Festival and was the last pupil of Mieczysław Horszowski.
