Emma McGrath, the violinist, made her London debut at age 10 and performed Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at 14.
Performer Biography
John Turner, the recorder player, was a Senior Scholar in Law at Fitzwilliam College Cambridge and pursued a legal career before dedicating himself to music.
Recording & Production
The album features recordings from three different venues: ASC studio in Macclesfield, St Thomas's Church in Stockport, and St Paul's Church in Heaton Moor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Robin Walker, after studying modernism, withdrew from its secular mythology to investigate the instinctual basis of musical composition and archetypal shapes.
Composer Biography
Robin Walker, the composer, was Head Chorister at schools attached to York Minster for ten years, where he was influenced by organist Dr. Francis Jackson.
Performer Biography
Leon Bosch, the double bassist, grew up in apartheid South Africa and was appointed principal double bass with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields after moving to the UK.
Performer Biography
Min-Jung Kym, a Steinway Artist, was the 'pianist of choice' for legendary violinist Ruggiero Ricci, with whom she collaborated from 2002 to 2005.
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