Britten, Benjamin - Violin Concertos - Leong, Kerson

On his second album released by Alpha Classics, rising violin star Kerson Leong juxtaposes the violin concertos of Bruch and Benjamin Britten. This unusual pairing reflects a journey from one extreme of expression to another. Bruch's In Memoriam is the perfect bridge between them. "Britten expresses a raw and open experience, while Bruch is comforting and uplifting. After a few years in which the world has experienced much hardship and uncertainty due to pandemic, war, and crisis, recording this album in London in January 2021 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Patrick Hahn was a deeply cathartic moment. I offer this album in the spirit of catharsis." - Kerson Leong