Unsuk Chin - Cello Concerto (2006-8/2013)

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Alban Gerchardt (cello) Myung-whun Chung (conductor) Deutsche Grammophon Cello Concerto of 2008/9, revised 2013 Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto was written for cellist Alban Gerhardt, and premiered at the BBC Proms. The revised version of the work was commissioned by the Bayerisches Staatsorchester and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. Again in four movements, it starts from nothing, just a single held note from the cello. From this the cellist’s line develops into a singin