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A Musical Tour of the early 20th Century Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin Reiko Hozu, piano This disc features violin and piano music from the first half of the 20th century. A period of tremendous upheaval but also creativity, the works presented here range from the neo-classical Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky, to the Phantasy by Arnold Schoenberg, and finally Maurice Ravel s virtuosic showpiece Tzigane. The performers are violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and laureate of numerous international competitions (Queen Elisabeth, Long-Thibaud) and pianist Reiko Hozu, professor at the Paris Conservatory and winner of the J.S. Bach Competition in Tokyo. Recorded in the Salle Bleu in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, a concert hall with legendary acoustics.