The US violinist was awarded a Latin Grammy for her album Fandango, featuring Mexican composer Arturo Márquez’s mariachi-inspired violin concerto
The star US violinist Anne Akiko Meyers has won her first Latin Grammy Award for her album Fandango. She received the ‘Best Classical Album’ award at a ceremony in Miami on 14 November, alongside baritone Gustavo Castillo, conductor Gustavo Dudamel and album producer Dmitriy Lipay. The album, which was released on the Platoon label and recorded with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, features the world premiere recording of Mexican composer Arturo Márquez’s Fandango, a mariachi-inspired concerto for violin and orchestra that he wrote especially for Meyers.
‘It is such an honour to receive a Latin Grammy for Fandango, the amazing violin concerto written by Arturo Márquez,’ said Meyers. ‘I am so thankful to my collaborators Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for their stunning performances and to Dmitriy Lipay and Platoon for turning these live concerts into such a fantastic recording. Fandango is one of the most remarkable new works composed for violin and orchestra and I am thrilled that this recording, which has already been embraced by music fans around the world, has received such prestigious recognition.’
The composer Arturo Márquez commented: ‘Anne Akiko Meyers is the heart and soul of Fandango – a violin concerto especially composed for her virtuosic and expressive playing.’
Fandango, which was also previously nominated for two Grammys during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, is part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Pan-American Music Initiative – a five-year project exploring Latin American heritage through more than 30 new commissions and creative partnerships.
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