Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs, Spanish: Aires gitanos), Op. 20, is a musical composition for violin and orchestra written in 1878 by the Spanish composer Pablo de Sarasate. It was premiered the same year in Leipzig, Germany. It is based on themes of the Roma people, and in the last section the rhythms of the csárdás; this section uses a theme previously used in Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13, composed in 1847.As one of Sarasate's most popular compositions and a favorite among violin virtuosos, the work has remained a staple on records at least since Sarasate himself recorded it in 1904, in collaboration with fellow composer Juan Manén as the accompanying pianist in the aforementioned recording, although the 3rd movement was omitted due to time constraints of records. Sarasate's voice is briefly heard in the middle of the record. Before the thunderous 4th movement, the following sentence can be heard: "Abajo el pedal de la sordina". It has been recorded by a large number of violinists.
Violin : Soojin Han Soojin Han was born in 1986 in Korea and since her second birthday has lived in the United Kingdom. At the age of eight years old she started playing the violin and was accepted into the Yehudi Menuhin School before she moved to the Purcell School in order to study under Felix Andrievsky. She continued her study at Oxford university and the Royal Academy of Music in London. From 2010 – 2011 she studied with Prof. Ana Chumachenco at the Kronberg Academy in Germany. She performs a considerable amount of concerts, mainly in the British capital, where she won a competition for a concert with the London Symphony Orchestra: she performed Jean Sibelius's Concerto with the ensemble. Besides the Barbican Center Hall, she has performed at the Royal Festival Hall and the Wigmore Hall. She also tours in other countries of Europe and the USA.
