music
March 26, 2026
Anne-Sophie Mutter: East Meets West album review
Mutter/Zhou/LSO/Adès(Alpha)A varied and engaging collection of four works written for the star violinist features music by Jörg Widmann, Unsuk Chin, Thomas Adès and Aftab Darvishi
TL;DR
- Anne-Sophie Mutter releases a new series on Alpha Classics dedicated to contemporary music.
- All four works on the album were composed specifically for Mutter.
- The program includes pieces by Aftab Darvishi, Unsuk Chin, Jörg Widmann, and Thomas Adès.
- Collaborators include violinist Nancy Zhou, Ye-Eun Choi, Muriel Razavi, Pablo Ferrández, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Adès.
- The album title reflects the diverse heritages of the composers.
- Compositions range from a solo lament to a string quartet and a violin concerto movement.