Deep River Miclen LaiPang & Nigel Yandell

• Anonymous: Deep River (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz):
• 1 Anonymous: Deep River (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz) 02:31
• Felix Borowski (1872 - 1956): Adoration:
• 2 Borowski: Adoration 04:03
• Clarence Cameron White (1880 - 1960): Bandanna Sketches, Op. 12:
• 3 White: Bandanna Sketches, Op. 12: No. 1, Chant (Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen) 04:00
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Eugene Onegin, Op. 24:
• 4 Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Lensky’s Aria (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Leopold Auer) 06:01
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Myrthen, Op. 25:
• 5 Schumann: No. 1, Widmung (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Nigel Yandell and Miclen LaiPang) 02:54
• Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962): Three Old Viennese Dances:
• 6 Kreisler: Three Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid 03:05
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59:
• 7 Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Waltzes (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Váša Příhoda) 07:24
• Amy Beach (1867 - 1944): Romance, Op. 23:
• 8 Beach: Romance, Op. 23 06:30
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77:
• 9 Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: I. Allegretto 07:51
• 10 Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato 05:24
• 11 Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: III. Perpetuum mobile 03:54
• Igor Frolov (1937 - 2013): Concert Fantasy on Themes from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op. 19:
• 12 Frolov: Concert Fantasy on Themes from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op. 19 12:50
• Total Runtime 01:06:27

Info zu Deep River

Der Geiger Miclen LaiPang gibt mit einem sehr persönlichen Rezital sein Solodebüt bei Delos. Mit Musik, die ihn über die Jahre begleitet hat, zeichnet „Deep River“ einen Weg durch Stile und Orte nach, die in seinem Leben bedeutungsvoll waren. Wie ein fließender Strom bewegt sich dieses Programm von seiner Quelle durch verschiedene Landschaften, überquert Grenzen und öffnet sich neuen Begegnungen, während es weiter voranschreitet. Es spiegelt ein Leben wider, das von Bewegung zwischen Ländern, Kulturen und musikalischen Welten geprägt ist. Werke wie Deep River und Nobody knows de trouble I’ve seen bringen Echos der Heimat hervor und stehen für Miclens Kindheit sowie die Vereinigten Staaten, während Widmung, Liebesleid und die Rosenkavalier-Walzer mit seiner Zeit in Deutschland und Österreich verbunden sind und Ravels Violinsonate Nr. 2 mit seinem jetzigen Zuhause in Frankreich assoziiert wird. Zusammen mit dem Pianisten Nigel Yandell spielt Miclen auf der Antonio-Stradivari-Geige „Charles Castleman, ex-Marquis de Champeaux“, die ihm großzügigerweise von der Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel zur Verfügung gestellt wird.

Miclen LaiPang, Violine
Nigel Yandell, Klavier

Miclen LaiPang
Violinist Miclen LaiPang has established himself as one of the most compelling and versatile artists of his generation, a rare hybrid musician whose career moves seamlessly between the roles of soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster, educator, and curator. Praised by The New York Times as “a force to be reckoned with” and hailed by Die Welt as “a musician of daring virtuosity with gripping access and noble elegance,” Miclen has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras and appeared at many of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, and St. Martin in the Fields.

Having performed in over 60 countries, Miclen’s career has been distinguished by major international prizes and acclaimed recordings with labels including Sony RCA Red Seal, Naxos, and Naïve. On Naxos, he recorded a critically acclaimed arrangement of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata for violin and strings, which reached No. 1 on the Apple Music Classical charts in more than 40 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. Most recently, he signed with the renowned Delos label and released his debut solo album Deep River in June 2026, marking an important milestone in his recording career. As a soloist and recording artist, Miclen’s performances have been broadcast on NBC, ESPN, 3ABN, LLBN, and the Hope Channel.

Born in California, Miclen began violin lessons at the age of three, inspired early on by his brother, a violinist in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. He quickly rose to international attention through numerous competition wins and television appearances, later building a career that has brought him to over 60 countries worldwide. Having lived and studied across the United States, Austria, Germany, and France, Miclen brings a distinctly international perspective to his artistic life. Based in Paris, Miclen maintains an active international schedule as a soloist, guest leader, and chamber musician. He is regularly invited to give masterclasses and teach at leading universities, conservatories, and festivals around the world, and has taught at institutions and programs including the Castleman Quartet Program and the Talent Summer Music Courses in Brescia, Italy, while also serving as a faculty member at the International Chamber Music Academy in Ochsenhausen.

A passionate chamber musician, he is a regular guest at renowned festivals across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, captivating audiences with his artistry on stages around the world. Miclen has collaborated with luminaries such as Ivry Gitlis (†), Janos Starker (†), Lawrence Dutton, Jens Peter Maintz, Christoph Richter, Gerhard Schulz, Robert McDuffie, Irvine Arditti, and Peter Serkin (†). His artistry has been shaped by the guidance of esteemed mentors, including Charles Castleman, Ruggiero Ricci (†), Aaron Rosand (†), Alice Schoenfeld (†), Ida Bieler, Boris Kuschnir, and Linda Rose.

Known for his wide ranging artistic vision, Miclen’s work bridges the worlds of solo performance, chamber music, orchestral leadership, and artistic curation.

He is the violinist of the internationally celebrated Trio Zadig, currently based in Paris with cellist Marc Girard Garcia and pianist Guillaume Vincent. The trio is an Associate Artist at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and a resident ensemble of both the Fondation Singer-Polignac and the Académie Musicale de Villecroze, with whom he performs extensively across major international stages and recording projects. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Miesbach Kammermusikfestival in Germany, where his innovative programming explores themes of reflection and intensity. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of M Sphère, a Paris based chamber music collective dedicated to immersive and boundary breaking performances, and serves as Co Artistic Director of Zadig & Friends and the Festival of International Artists at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.

Miclen is equally committed to education and outreach, viewing them as an essential extension of his artistic life. This commitment to building artistic communities began at an early age. At eleven, he founded a youth orchestra in his hometown in Southern California, bringing together young musicians from across his community to perform in local churches and venues, as well as on tour, including appearances at Disneyland. The initiative became a registered non profit organization, marking the beginning of his lifelong dedication to creating platforms for connection, collaboration, and shared musical experiences.

This spirit of creation soon expanded internationally with the founding of the Southeast Asia Music Festival in Bukidnon, Philippines, an initiative dedicated to providing high level musical training and mentorship in underrepresented regions. Over the course of four years, the festival grew into a vibrant educational platform, welcoming more than 200 students and fostering a dynamic community of young musicians who have since gone on to become leaders in their fields, both within and beyond music. He has also contributed to El Sistema inspired initiatives in the United States, working closely with young musicians in community based settings.

Nigel Yandell
After reading music at the University of York, Nigel Yandell was awarded a Scholarship at the University of Oxford where he engaged in doctoral studies in music at Wadham College. His research interests were principally in the field of eighteenth-century keyboard music and related performance practice. During his time at Oxford he also taught for Wadham, Magdalene and Brasenose colleges.

After Oxford Nigel maintained a wide variety of musical interests while pursuing a professional career in investment banking and fund management. He initially joined Enskilda Securities where in 1988 he became head of Nordic Research, and the bank’s youngest partner. His publications won numerous professional awards, including the top award for three successive years from Extel, widely considered the industry benchmark for research excellence in investment banking. He held senior positions in a number of city firms, including directorships at Barclays de Zoette Wedd and BZW International. For Hill Samuel Asset Management and Creditanstalt he managed the top-performing Central and Eastern European Fund – one of the first public funds to invest in Eastern Europe and Russia. As Chief Investment Officer for BNP Paribas, he was responsible for establishing the bank’s international asset management business in London.

From 2001 to 2010 Nigel was Bursar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and then Senior Researcher in Music. A contributor to the most recent edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, his research interests include European instrumental music (1750-1830), music publishing, dissemination and reception, the history of European music institutions, as well as strategic issues in present day music education. He became Honorary Director of Music at Hughes Hall in 2014 and is also Director of Studies in Music.

Nigel Yandell has lectured in the UK and internationally and is an experienced solo pianist, accompanist, teacher and examiner. In the Faculty of Music he teaches aural skills and also offers undergraduate supervisions in keyboard skills. He has been a Director of the London Sinfonietta, the William Alwyn Foundation and Procorda. Currently he is a Trustee of the Cambridge University Music Society, the Cambridge Union Society and the Stradivari Trust.

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