Flautist Han Ji-hee to Release Debut Reinecke Album With Lang Lang, Royal Philharmonic

Universal Music said Thursday that flutist Han Ji-hee will release her debut album, “Carl Reinecke: Works for Flute,” on April 24.

The album features three works by Carl Reinecke. Han recorded the “Flute Concerto in D major” and the “Ballade in D minor for Flute and Orchestra” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko. She also recorded the flute-and-piano sonata “Undine” with pianist Lang Lang. The album will be released on the Deutsche Grammophon label, and the first movement of “Undine” will be released in advance via streaming on April 3.

Han said, “When I was 13, I fell in love with Reinecke’s music,” adding, “The flute concerto and ‘Undine’ were the most important repertoire of my student years. My master’s thesis was also on Reinecke’s flute concerto.” She said that while planning the repertoire for her first recording, she thought of those two works along with Reinecke’s final piece, the “Ballade,” leading to an album devoted entirely to his music.
 

Lang Lang, who recorded with Han in Paris, said, “Han Ji-hee poured her whole heart into this challenging repertoire,” adding, “I’m very happy to be part of this wonderful project.” 

Han said the experience strengthened her resolve “more than ever” to introduce classical music, art and culture to people, especially young people today. “I believe helping them come to love this great art will be the most important work for me,” she said.

Han is an artist with SM Entertainment’s classical and jazz label, SM Classics. She studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and earned a doctoral degree from Seoul National University’s graduate school. She continues to perform actively as a member of the chamber ensemble PACE and as a soloist, and is scheduled to hold a concert marking the new release on April 29.

 



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