For the Record, Op. 401: Himari, Soojin Han

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• She recorded the Wieniawski at age 13, using the 1717 "Hamma" Stradivarius and the other works with the 1732 "Ferni" Guarneri del GesГѓВ№.
• Debut Himari, violin Berliner Philharmoniker, Sebastian Weigle conducting Himari presents a live recording of Henryk Wieniawski’s rarely-recorded Violin Concerto No.
• 1, along with a number of short pieces performed with pianist Chelsea Wang, including Chopin nocturnes arranged by Heifetz and Milstein, as well as miniatures by Sibelius and Leopold Godowsky.
• Now age 15, Himari is the youngest female artist in the Decca Classics’ history.

Details worth keeping

Han, violin/director English Chamber Orchestra, Ofer Falk, concertmaster "The Seasons" pairs Antonio Vivaldi’s iconic "Le quattro stagioni" with Astor Piazzolla’s "Las cuatro estaciones porteñas" in Leonid Desyatnikov’s arrangement for violin...