Renowned Violinist Ray Chen talks about his latest recording "Player 1"

On Friday, October 18th, the London Decca record label released a recording that features the world-renowned violinist, Ray Chen performing alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Cristian Măcelaru.
Called Player 1, this CD highlights themes from television, anime, and video games. Themes such as music from the Legend of Zelda, Squid Game and Pokeman Red are performed with the center piece of the disc being a spellbinding recording of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s cinematic violin concerto.
Player 1 also demonstrates Chen’s desire to make classical music more accessible to a wider audience. Both classical music and video games have a lot in common. There is this interaction between the performer, in this case player 1 and the audience, player 2.