Orpheus & Bomsori Kim: Exaltation
$39-$99
- Bomsori Kim, violin
- Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3 (Bomsori Kim, violin)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Bomsori Kim, violin; Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Bach's endless melodies, braided and tangled in an ecstasy of counterpoint, lift music to rapturous heights. His Orchestral Suite showcasing a fleet-fingered flutist and his "Double" Concerto for dueling violins prove how even his works of sheer entertainment ripple with undercurrents of spiritual urgency. Felix Mendelssohn applies Bach's lessons of interwoven lines to make his precocious Violin Concerto in D minor soar with uncommon energy, especially when the Korean superstar Bomsori Kim approaches it with her signature "balletic grace" (The Strad). Adolphus Hailstork, an elder statesman among Black American composers who is enjoying a long-overdue renaissance, revisits his childhood singing in church choirs for a Bach-inflected journey that begins and ends in a state of exaltation.
About Bomsori Kim, violin
"This violinist is ready for anything: with virtuosity, presence, clarity and a warm, rich tone, Bomsori is adept at making each moment her own" – Crescendo Magazine
https://www.bomsorikim.com/About Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Lauded by The New York Times as "brilliant" and by The Strad for her "marvellous and lyrical playing," violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron enjoys an active and versatile freelance career based in New York. A deeply committed chamber musician, Ms. Gendron has been on the roster of the Marlboro Music Festival and the touring Musicians from Marlboro since 2011. She has appeared frequently with Talea Ensemble, A Far Cry, Argento Ensemble, Sejong Soloists, and has served on numerous occasions as concertmaster of ensembles including Orpheus, IRIS Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. She is a founding member of Ensemble Échappé, a new-music sinfonietta, as well as the Gamut Bach Ensemble, in residence with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Ms. Gendron's extensively varied international appearances have included recitals in Sweden and at the Louvre in Paris; festivals in Russia, Finland, and Jordan; and recently, major venues in China, South Korea, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. She was trained at the Juilliard School where her teachers were Won Bin Yim, Dorothy DeLay, David Chan, and Hyo Kang. A dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, she holds a B.A. in Classics from Columbia with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and a Master of Music degree and the coveted Artist Diploma from Juilliard.
https://www.emilieannegendron.com/