The Violin Channel recently caught up with superstar violinist Sarah Chang – for a fun game of VC Desert Island Downloads.
We sat her down to pick her brain on which 5 CD recordings she would take with her to a deserted island – and how the tracks have helped shape her as a musician.
‘The Holy Grail of recordings … awe inspiring … the sheer amount of repertoire he managed to put down on tape is mind boggling … this was gifted to me several Christmases ago from a dear friend … the collection to end all collections.’
‘Absolute genius … such beauty and tragedy … a true enigma.’
‘Hands down, my favorite violinist of all time … his Brahms and Shostakovich Concerto recordings, in my opinion, are unparalleled.’
‘Queen B can do no wrong in my eyes!’
‘My trusty go-to throwback album.’
Bonus. Tchaikovsky : Swan Lake
‘My favorite piece ever written … above all other violin rep, chamber music rep, symphonic rep, etc … Enjoy!’