Philly Inquirer lauds "Birdsong" from Astral Artists Gala at the Kimmel Center
"Julian Rodescu...was the dedicatee of Birdsong, for violin and piano, by Vivian Fung...Fung asks violinist Kristin Lee and pianist Conor Hanick - expert, both - to go far beyond the usual techniques, to screech, wail, dash, and operate at speeds from dreamy to moto perpetuo. It comes and goes like a wind chime caught in a snowstorm, then left to slowly twist in the gentle aftermath." Read more...–Peter Dobrin, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 2012