Violinist Jennifer Koh's Recording of Tchaikovsky's Complete Violin Works to be Released September 9

On her first-ever recording of Tchaikovsky's music, violinist Jennifer Koh performs the Russian Romantic composer's complete works for solo violin and orchestra, including the Violin Concerto, with which she won the 1994 International Tchaikovsky Competition.

On Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra, to be released September 9 by Cedille Records, Ms. Koh plays Tchaikovsky's Sérénade mélancolique in B Minor, Op. 26; Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34; Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35; and Alexander Glazunov's orchestration of Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42, with a conductor and orchestra with whom she developed close bonds early in her career: Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov and Denmark's Odense Symphony Orchestra.

In the preface to the album's liner notes, Ms. Koh writes that the project represents "a wonderful circular process and an important part of my personal history that began nearly 25 years ago." She continues, "Tchaikovsky's music has been in my life since I was a child, and I am pleased to reconnect with these musical partners who have also been a part of my life from before I began my professional career."

Violinist Jennifer Koh is recognized for her intense, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. She is dedicated to performing the violin repertoire of all eras from traditional to contemporary, believing that the past and present form a continuum. For her forward-thinking approach to classical music, presenting a broad and eclectic range of repertoire and fostering multidisciplinary collaborations with artists of all types and styles, Ms. Koh has been named Musical America's 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year. Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra is Ms. Koh's eleventh release on Cedille Records. Her Cedille catalog includes the Grammy-nominated String Poetic, featuring the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon's composition of the same name, performed with pianist Reiko Uchida. Portraits, an album with the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar, included works by Szymanowski, Martinü, and Bartók. More recently, her Bach & Beyond albums explore connections between J.S. Bach and later composers, including those of the present day. She has also recorded for Telarc, Chandos, BIS, and Kontrapunkt.

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