Schumann Violin Sonata No. 3 in a minor (1853) Finale

Tang Tee Khoon, violinist
Luca Buratto, pianist
Live Recording 'The Golden Prime ~ Schumann, Adès, Brahms' 9 Nov 2018 Esplanade Recital Studio, Singapore by Rolton Productions
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LUCA BURATTO
Since winning the 2015 Honens International Piano Competition, Luca Buratto has performed on three continents to warm acclaim. Critics and audiences across the globe are quickly recognizing Buratto as a distinctive performer. He has been described as “a name to watch” (The Guardian) and “no ordinary virtuoso” (The Telegraph). His playing was highlighted by International Piano magazine as “masterly”, his highly regarded interpretations of prolific British composer Thomas Adès reveal Buratto’s versatility as “an artist who is both illuminating and unafraid” (ConcertoNet).
Buratto’s recent appearances include solo recitals and concerto performances at venues such as Wigmore Hall, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Gilmore Festival Rising stars - Kalamazoo, Berlin Konzerthaus, Teatro alla Scala - Milan, Royal Festival Hall, Roy Thompson Hall and Victoria Concert Hall - Singapore.
He has collaborated as soloist with conductors like Hans Graf, Karina Canellakis, Claus Peter Flor, Jader Bignamini, Thomas Søndergård and orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Calgary Philharmonic, La Verdi Orchestra - Milan, Toronto Symphony, Magedburg Philarmonie and Edmonton Symphony.
Equally at home on the recital stage as the concert hall, Buratto’s festival appearances and residencies include Progetto Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival and Verbier Festival (Switzerland), Busoni Festival (Italy), Marlboro Music Festival and Music Academy of the West (USA), and the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival and Banff Centre (Canada).
Buratto’s interpretations of Robert Schumann have earned him particular praise. In a review of his 2017 CD release Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Humoreske & Blumenstück (Hyperion Records), Alex Baran from Wholenote Toronto said: “Buratto plays with such a conviction that you immediately know he is certain he has revealed Robert Schumann’s true voice. It’s a deep connection that he sustains effortlessly through the entire recording. Hear him live if you can.”
Other Buratto’s competition successes include Third prize and Audience prize in the 2012 International Robert Schumann Competition. He has been featured on national radio and TV broadcasts such as BBC Radio 3, Radio Classica, Radio 3 RAI, WFMT, WQXR and Canale 5. He currently mentors under Kirill Gerstein, and serves on the faculty of Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
TANG TEE KHOON
Tang Tee Khoon has been described as ‘a chamber musician of the highest order’, and a ‘national treasure’, her playing as ‘truly transcendent’ and where an ‘unfailingly singing tone co-exist with an iron-clad technique and razor-keen responses’.
Tang Tee Khoon, named one of the 40 under 40 faces to watch by Prestige Singapore, is the second-ever violinist to be awarded the loan of a J.B. Guadagnini violin by the Singapore National Arts Council.
Tang first made her concerto debut with the NUS Symphony Orchestra in Singapore at age 12 and has since performed as a soloist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the Singapore Arts Festival Orchestra, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and other orchestras in the U.S., Europe and Japan.
After being awarded the violin loan in 2009, Tang performed as soloist and recitalist at Kioi Hall Tokyo, Banff Centre for the Arts Canada, St. John Smith’s Square London and at Singapore’s celebration of 40 years of diplomatic ties with Philippines as soloist with the Philippines Philharmonic Orchestra.
Some of Tang's appearances at high profile events include private performances for the late Singapore President Ong Teng Cheong, a Tsunami Benefit Concert by the ASEAN Women’s Circle in Washington D.C., and the World Trade Organization Closing Ceremony in Singapore.
Tang has won numerous awards for her work, including being named the 2004 winner of the East and West International Artists Auditions in New York, which led to her successful debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Hall the following year. Prizes and awards also include 2nd prize at the Klein International Competition U.S.A., 1st prize at Kocian International Violin Competition Czech Republic and the Myra Hess Award U.K.
As a chamber musician, Tang has collaborated with the members of Emerson String Quartet, Takács String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet, Peabody Piano Trio, San Francisco Piano Quartet, Wu Han, Colin Carr, Hsin-Yun Huang, Midori and Ian Swenson. Tee Khoon Tang directs a chamber music series in Singapore that works actively to maintain an international level of chamber music performance in her home country, and presents important educational activities and experience-centered events in the community.
Tang Tee Khoon mentored with Donald Weilerstein in Boston and David Takeno in London U.K.