Since her European stage debut in the year 2000, South Korean soprano Sunhae Im has proven her artistic versatility in a multitude of international productions. Her agile voice was particularly convincing in the stage works of Handel and Vivaldi. The present album with the bFIVE Recorder Consort shows that she can do more than just voice acrobatics and baroque opera. Together they play William Byrd’s songs with subtle and elevating authenticity. Sunhae Im Ms. Im has internationally been invited to renowned festivals such as the Edinburgh International Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival, Salzburg Festival, or Haydn International Festival and has worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, or the Munich Philharmonic. Her repertoire includes works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Rameau, Charpentier, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Mahler, and Mendelssohn.
