Ichmouratov/ Sylvestre/ London Symphony Orch - Piano Concerto Viola Concerto No. 1Volga Tatar born Canadian composer and conductor Airat Ichmouratov conducts the London Symphony Orchestra for this recording of two of his major works, Chandos' third album dedicated to the works of this outstanding composer. Both concertos are recorded here by the soloists who premiered each work. Ichmouratov's first viola concerto was conceived in 2004, whilst he was a conducting student at the Universit de Montral. His fellow Ph. D. candidate, the

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All but one of the works recorded here also exist in orchestral versions

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