Wolfgang Rihm: Music for Violin & Orchestra, Vol. 2

Featuring

Darrell Ang
Tianwa Yang
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Wolfgang Rihm

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Instruments

Tianwa Yang performs on a violin by Guarneri del Gesu from 1730, on loan from The Rin Collection in Singapore.

Composer Biography

Wolfgang Rihm, born in 1952, began composing at the age of eleven and studied with notable figures like Karlheinz Stockhausen and Klaus Huber.

Performer Biography

The Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, the orchestra on this recording, is the largest and most important orchestra in its state and has won multiple awards, including the ECHO Klassik for 'classical music for children'.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Wolfgang Rihm, one of today's most prolific composers, has created over 400 works across all major musical genres, never repudiating the musical past despite his formative avant-garde influences.

Performer Biography

Tianwa Yang, the violinist on this recording, was awarded the ECHO Klassik 2015 Best Instrumentalist and Best Up-and-Coming Artist 2014.

Performer Biography

Darrell Ang, the conductor, won three top awards at the 50th Besançon International Young Conductors' Competition and was mentored by Lorin Maazel and Esa-Pekka Salonen.