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Rachmaninoff, A Reflection

Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, the first Korean winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, is returning to Rachmaninoff with the release of his new studio album, “Rachmaninoff, A Reflection.” After three years of anticipation, the album is released on September 12, 2023, under Universal Music’s label DECCA.  

Following his 2020 studio album, “Mozart,” this new recording features a repertoire by Rachmaninoff, the composer whose works played a pivotal role in Yekwon Sunwoo’s Van Cliburn victory. The release also coincides with the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth. Yekwon Sunwoo curated the album to include pieces that best represent the composer’s brilliance.  
Yekwon Sunwoo chose six pieces, including Rachmaninoff’s two variations, “Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42,” and “Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22,” as well as “Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante,” widely appreciated for its romantic melodies. Also included are Kreisler’s Liebesleid, an arrangement personally crafted by Rachmaninoff himself, and “Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2,” known as “The Bells of Moscow.” While the album is quoting the music of various composers, it beautifully showcases Rachmaninoff’s distinctive style. 

Yekwon Sunwoo:

Cliburn GOLD 2017

On June 10, the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition crowned its 2017 gold medalist in Fort Worth, Texas: 28 year-old Yekwon Sunwoo of South Korea.  On June 23, Decca Gold (the new U.S. classical imprint of Universal Music Group) released a recording of Yekwon Sunwoo on all digital platforms as part of their broader partnership with the Van Cliburn Organization.  A physical release of the CD will follow on August 18. The Decca Gold recording will include Sunwoo's performances of Ravel's La Valse; Grainger's arrangement of Ramble on the Last Love-Duet from Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier; an original work by pianist-composer Marc-André Hamelin, Toccata on "L'homme armé"; Haydn's Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI 48;  Liszt's arrangement of Schubert's Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen, D. 343; and Rachmaninoff's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36. 

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