Album of the week #26: Concertos for String Instruments, by Chen Yi

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Concertos for String Instruments, by Chen Yi

This album is composed by the Chinese composer and violinist Chen Yi. She started to study piano at the age of 3 and her work is connected to her Chinese roots and culture.

She lived several years in New York City and now, she and her husband (the composer Zhou Long) are teachers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Happy listening!

About the album:

Chen Yi made history as the first woman to graduate with an M.A. in composition from Beijing’s Central Conservatory, but that was only the start of a fruitful career that has brought her recognition across the globe. Having made her home in the U.S. since 1986, she is one of the most brilliant examples of the kind of multicultural artistic identity that enriches our modern world.

Source: Presto Music