Mason Bates reviews
Horn Discoveries
Sarah Willis (horn), et al (Alpha Classics)
Mason Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
The Del Sol String Quartet plays works by Bates, Ueno and Fairouz
'Mysterious and hypnotic, creating a glittering soundscape of shifting string and vocal textures'
Haochen Zhang: Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
These two discs, along with the release devoted to the playing of Nobuyuki Tsujii (reviewed in the January issue by Michael Church), feature performances given by the prize-winners at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held in Fort Worth, Texas in 2009. Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang, who like Tsujii was awarded the gold medal, was only 19 years of age at the time of the competition.