East meets West (cd)

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Nancy Zhou, Ye-Eun Choi, Muriel Razavi, Pablo Ferrández (cello), Stephanie Gonley (violin)

London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès

Aftab Darvishi: Likoo, for Violin Solo
Chin, U: Gran Cadenza, for Two Violins
Widmann, J: Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)
Adès: Air-Homage to Sibelius, for Violin and Orchestra

Anne-Sophie Mutter is launching her own series of recordings on Alpha Classics, ASM Forte Forward, devoted to the music of our time: it will exclusively feature contemporary works written for her. In 2026 and 2027, this exceptional artist is celebrating her jubilee: 50 years on stage, driven by curiosity, passion and commitment to the future of music. The first opus in this new series, East Meets West, includes works by four composers from diverse origins. The programme moves from solo violin, through duo and chamber repertoire, to concerto with orchestra. It opens with Likoo for solo violin by Iranian-Dutch composer Aftab Darvishi, followed by Gran Cadenza for two violins by Unsuk Chin, a South Korean composer living in Berlin, Jörg Widmann's String Quartet No. 6, entitled Studie über Beethoven; and concludes with Thomas Adès' concerto for violin and orchestra, Air-Homage to Sibelius, premiered in 2022 and recorded here with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the British composer himself.