Vivian Fung's music incorporates the 'prepared piano' technique, developed by American composer John Cage, to alter the piano's sound.
Performer Biography
Kristin Lee, the violinist on this recording, is the leading concertmaster of Metropolis Ensemble and a graduate of The Juilliard School, where she studied with Itzhak Perlman and Donald Weilerstein.
Composer Biography
Vivian Fung's training culminated in a doctorate in composition from The Juilliard School, one of the world's most prestigious conservatories.
Composer Biography
Vivian Fung, born in Edmonton, Canada, in 1975, is the daughter of Chinese émigrés from Vietnam who married in then-British Hong Kong, and she now lives in New York City.
Recording & Production
Major funding for this recording and the commissioning of Dreamscapes and Violin Concerto was provided by Paul and Elizabeth DeRosa.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vivian Fung's music is deeply influenced by the gamelan music of Bali, Indonesia, but performed on European-origin instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vivian Fung's unique compositional voice seamlessly ties together disparate musical strands, indicative of our multicultural time.
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