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Siwoo Kim, violin · East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Ecstatic RecordsReleased 21 November 2025
Twelve “slow movements of violin concertos” written as invitations for reflection and meditation.
Notes
The Stoics recommend we live in the present: to fret over the past or stress about the future is counterproductive because these lie beyond our control. But I think there are other ways to respond to the past. We can cherish and even mourn what is no longer present. For me, our past populates our present, whether it be last year, last month, last week, or last Sunday.
Michael Torke
Track list
- 1Last Fall4:25
- 2Last Winter3:48
- 3Last Spring2:56
- 4Last Summer4:07
- 5Last Year5:47
- 6Last Month4:22
- 7Last Week2:37
- 8Last Night5:09
- 9Last Friday3:09
- 10Last Thursday3:31
- 11Last Wednesday3:43
- 12Last Sunday3:44
Total47:18
Press
“Serenely elegiac.”
The Listeners’ Club
Read the review“Kim’s playing is rich with emotion without tipping into sentimentality. He doles out his beautiful vibrato in restrained portions, making it all the sweeter when it comes. His bow control is extraordinary.”
violinist.com
Read the review“A truly stunning performance.”
Take Effect
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Credits
- Composer
- Michael Torke
- Performers
- Siwoo Kim, solo violinEast Coast Chamber Orchestra
- Recorded
- Concert Hall at Drew UniversityMay 1, 2025
- Producers
- Silas Brown, Michael Torke
- Engineer
- Silas Brown
- Editor
- Ian Striedter
- Mastering
- Silas Brown
- Video
- Doron Schachter
- Publisher
- Adjustable MusicBill Holab Music, agentRed Brick Songs, agent
