(Guest artist, 2016)
John Rutter: Visions & Requiem
“I was amazed at [Kerson’s] insight into all the nuances I wanted but which are hard to put on paper. He just seemed to get inside my head, and I had almost nothing to say in rehearsal. The first performance was magnificent, and when the time came for the recording, it was more than just a courtesy to invite him to play - he absolutely had to be the soloist, and with much juggling of schedules we all got together in July and he repeated the miracle.”
JOHN RUTTER
This new album couples John Rutter's most recent work with one of his most popular. Visions celebrates the utopian ideal of heavenly peace in in four movements written specially for the solo violin of Kerson Leong, string ensemble and the boy choristers of the Temple Church choir. The Requiem of 1985 receives a vital new recording under the guidance of its composer.
Reviews
“It is outstandingly played in this premiere recording by the young Canadian violinist Kerson Leong.”
— BBC Music Magazine
“Visions is a strikingly beautiful piece, lovingly played and artfully executed.”
— Audiophile Audition