Violinist Yang In-mo unveils new album
Posted : 2021-03-09 16:01
Updated : 2021-03-10 09:58 Violinist Yang In-mo performs during a press conference held at ODE Port, Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of Credia By Park Ji-won Poster for his recital The Genetics of Strings / Courtesy of Credia Violinist Yang In-mo, who won the Paganini International Violin Competition in 2015, released his second album, The Genetics of Strings, Tuesday. The album contains his reinterpretations of a variety of repertoire for string instruments. After the Paganini album, I wanted to find my own path and pursue original ideas. I found out that strings have always been right next to me as I always have some string lines in my hands and decided to explore them further. I realized that the history of strings is about varying tension … Through this album, I wanted to find some stories of strings which cover a long range of history, Yang said during
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