Credits:

Naoko Shimizu, Ozger Aydin

Description:

Naoko Shimizu, who boasts a spectacular career that includes the highest prize at the Geneva International Music Competition and the first prize at the ARD Munich International Music Competition, has been the principal viola player of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001, and is active internationally as a first-class soloist and violist. The collection of works by Schumann, Britten, and Kenji Bunch, which she recorded with her husband Osger Eidin in 2004, is also newly released as a domestic edition with Japanese commentary! The collection includes works by Schumann and Britten, who were groundbreaking figures in the viola repertoire, as well as a viola suite written for Naoko Shimizu by American composer and viola player Kenji Bunch. The couple, who are also winners of the 1997 ARD Competition, once again demonstrate in this album that they are a first-rate chamber ensemble. Tokyo M-Plus