Seiji Ozawa, a famous conductor, was so impressed by Xiaoming Han's talent in 1979 that he invited him to the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood Music Summer Institute.
Performer Biography
Xiaoming Han became the youngest and only Asian professor for horn and chamber music in Germany at the age of 30.
Performer Biography
In 2016, Xiaoming Han was the first Asian horn player invited to serve as a jury member for the prestigious ARD Munich International Horn Competition.
Composition History
Mozart's horn works on this album are closely linked to the horn virtuoso Joseph Leutgeb, who was a horn player in Prince Esterházy's orchestra and toured extensively.
Compositional Technique
The Divertimento, K. 287, includes a variation movement based on the German folk song "Heissa, hurtig, ich bin Hans und bin ohne Sorge" and a finale based on the Bavarian song "D'Bäuerin hat d'Katz verloren."
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Horn Concerto, K. 447, features an unusual orchestration with two clarinets and two bassoons alongside strings, creating a distinct timbre compared to his other horn concertos.
Performer Biography
Xiaoming Han, the horn soloist on this album, began his career at age 17 as principal horn of the China Central Philharmonic Orchestra.
