Young violinist Tianwa Yang has exceptional technique, and her vision in the great E minor concerto is unfailingly intelligent. The first movement is taken a touch on the slow side, giving the music added weight and seriousness. In the finale, too, Yang refuses to rush or indulge in empty showmanship…

Tianwa Yang is one of the best violinists of the new century. She is young and exceptionally good at playing the notes, but there are many performers like that, many who have breathtaking technical command, never set a foot wrong, never botch a note. Not so many have the emotional maturity or feeling for the music, and this is where she truly excels.

The great concerto in E minor is phenomenally played: a recording which can be compared favorably to any other on the market. Don’t take my word for it. I conducted a test.

In Tianwa Yang we find an artist of exceptional technique and musicianship. Above all, her tone, particularly at the extremes, on the E and G strings, is heart-meltingly beautiful…impeccable technique throughout. © BBC Music Magazine

Yang plays the [D minor concerto] stylishly and with a forthright manner that works very well indeed…She does a fine job with the E minor concerto as well…Also on this CD, Yang and pianist Romain Descharmes deliver an attractive performance of the early Violin Sonata in F minor… © 2013 Infodad.com Read complete review

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Discover Mendelssohn’s lesser-known violin music in the context of his brilliant Violin Concerto in E minor.

Tianwa Yang’s bright violin solos trip delicately over the top of the orchestral texture, and she handles the speedy passages with a impressive lightness of touch. It would be easy to over-egg Mendelssohn’s soupy solos in the middle Andante movements, but Yang’s versions sound beautifully fragile rather than indulgent.

Violinist Tianwa Yang, accompanied by the Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla, performs in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. Yang, playing with a lightness of touch, is backed by pianist Romain Descharmes in a thrilling rendition of Mendelssohn’s Violin Sonata, Op. 4. Highly recommended. © 2013 The Northern Echo