Star conductor Myung-Whun Chung is a cultural ambassador of his home country South Korea and has dedicated himself for many years to promoting young Korean artists. Since pianist Sunwook Kim won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 at the age of 18, he and Chung have enjoyed a close musical partnership. Sunwook Kim has received outstanding international reviews for his previous solo recordings of piano works by Beethoven, Brahms and Franck. The composer Johannes Brahms is very close to the pianist's heart and it is no coincidence that his Piano Concerto No. 1 was at the heart of Kim's Asia tour with the SÃ¤chsische Staatskapelle Dresden and it's first guest conductor in the fall of 2019. The recording of the Piano Concerto is complemented by the Six Piano Pieces, op. 118. The Piano Concerto was recorded live at the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea in September 2019 and the Six Piano Pieces in June 2020 in the Mendelssohn Hall of the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

Tracklist:

Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso (Live)
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio (Live)
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro Non Troppo (Live)
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo. Allegro Non Assai, Ma Molto Appassionato
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo. Andante Teneramente
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 3, Ballade. Allegro Energico
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 4, Intermezzo. Allegretto Un Poco Agitato
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 5, Romance. Andante - Allegretto Grazioso
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 6, Intermezzo. Andante, Largo E Mesto

UPC: 4260234832242
Label: Accentus
Release Date: 10.30.20
Format: CD

Brahms / Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Chung - Piano Concerto 1 (CD)