Sibelius - Violin Concerto [Hou/Tung-Symphony Orchestra Of Radio And Television Slovenija]Recorded when she was 21 i believe, she's now 33, she looks so young and small, reminds me of Midori in a way, born in China but raised in Canada, she isn't world renowned, and she hasn't got a lot of recordings, but i wish some big Company would sign her.
I so much enjoyed this recording, the highlights were the closing section of the first movement, say 14:30 to the end, lots of fire and passion, really thrilling, and the intense tenderness in the middle of the Adagio, 3:57 to roughly 7:00, she really has a great range of emotion, i'm not sure how long it's been since i've been moved by such a performance of this work, this is a treasure of a recording.
You can watch her playing excerpts of the Sibelius on YouTube, check out her fingerwork in the first movement Cadenza at 3:36 onwards, incredible!, oh my gosh!, right at the very end she turns back into a little schoolgirl again, see 8:35 to the end, it's like Cinderella when the clock strikes midnight!, it's hard to believe all that maturity before came from her.
And here's her Website.
