Violin Concerto No. 1 (Unsuk Chin)

Unsuk Chin's Violin Concerto No. 1 was written in 2001 on a commission from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, where she was then serving as composer-in-residence. It was given its world premiere by the violinist Viviane Hagner and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Kent Nagano at the Berliner Philharmonie on January 20, 2002.[1] The piece was awarded the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 2004.[2] Unsuk Chin later composed a second Violin Concerto, Scherben der Stille (Shards of Silence), in 2021.[3]

  1. ^ Unsuk Chin (2001). "Violin Concerto". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Lorenzon, Matthew (April 18, 2018). "Deep Listen: Unsuk Chin Violin Concerto". ABC Classic. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Allen, David (March 13, 2022). "Unsuk Chin on the Violin Concerto She Swore She'd Never Write". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2023.