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Anne-Sophie Mutter's 'East Meets West' Album Showcases Contemporary Compositions

3/26/2026

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Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist, releases a new Alpha Classics album titled East Meets West, featuring works composed for her.
It opens with Aftab Darvishi's solo piece 'Likoo,' a lament written before the recent war.
Unsuk Chin's 'Gran Cadenza' appears for a dynamic duo.
Jörg Widmann's String Quartet No. 6 creatively reinterprets Beethoven.
Thomas Adès's 'Air' with the London Symphony Orchestra pays homage to Sibelius.

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Story summary

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist, releases a new Alpha Classics album titled East Meets West, featuring works composed for her.
It opens with Aftab Darvishi's solo piece 'Likoo,' a lament written before the recent war.
Unsuk Chin's 'Gran Cadenza' appears for a dynamic duo.
Jörg Widmann's String Quartet No. 6 creatively reinterprets Beethoven.
Thomas Adès's 'Air' with the London Symphony Orchestra pays homage to Sibelius.