Anne Akiko Meyers' SERENADE, THE LOVE ALBUM Set for Release This Fall

On September, 18th, eOne will release Anne Akiko Meyers' 31st album: Serenade: The Love Album, an exploration of love in all its dimensions. Legendary conductor Keith Lockhart conducts the famed London Symphony Orchestra in this lush recording of Leonard Bernstein's "Serenade" and ten world premiere orchestral arrangements from seven living composer-arrangers.

Serenade: The Love Album was recorded on the celebrated 'Ex-Vieuxtemps' Guarneri del Gesu violin, dated 1741, which is considered to be the finest sounding violins in existence, and is known to be most valuable violin in the world, having last sold for over $16 million. Anne Akiko Meyers has been awarded exclusive lifetime use of this instrument. This year, she was featured in a story with the violin on CBS Sunday Morning.

Anne Akiko Meyers was Billboard's top-selling classical instrumentalist in 2014, a year in which she released two critically-heralded and popular albums. The Four Seasons: The Vivaldi Album, released in February 2014, debuted at #1 on the classical Billboard charts, and American Masters, released in September, was named one of the Best of 2014 by Google Play and called "the most noteworthy new music encounter" of the year by the Chicago Tribune.

On Serenade, Anne Akiko Meyers -- a champion of living composers -- commissioned seven renowned composer-arrangers to create ten works for violin and orchestra from love-inspired music from stage and film to pair with Leonard Bernstein's "Serenade", which was recorded in anticipation of the composer's upcoming 100th birthday celebration. New arrangements on the album include orchestrations of modern classics such as Brad Dechter's versions of "Laura," Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me," and a bluesy, honky-tonk iteration of "Summertime." "Gabriel's Oboe," arranged by J.A.C. Redford, with its acrobatic, high notes, is juxtaposed poignantly with the solemn beauty of Steven Mercurio's take on "Emmanuel." Matthew Naughtin's tongue-in-cheek "Jalousie," bookended by elements of the Tchaikovsky Violin concerto, energetically flows into Astor Piazzolla's soul-busting "Oblivion," arranged by Peter von Weinhardt, and to the magical luster of Leigh Harline's "When You Wish Upon a Star," arranged by father-son composing duo Steven and Adam Schoenberg. Dechter's soaring reworking of "I'll Be Seeing You" and Bernstein's "Somewhere" from West Side Story close out the album. Complete tracklisting is below.

For more details about Serenade: The Love Album and Anne Akiko Meyers's upcoming concert appearances, visit www.anneakikomeyers.com.

About Anne Akiko Meyers - Known for her passionate performances, purity of sound, poetic interpretations, innovative programming and commitment to commissioning new works, Anne Akiko Meyers is one of the most celebrated violinists embraced around the world today. Possessing a rare ability to connect with audiences from the concert stage, online, in television, and radio broadcasts, Meyers has actively maintained an extensive touring schedule for close to 30 years, and regularly performs in recital and as guest soloist with many of the world's top orchestras. She is a best-selling recording artist who has released 32 albums and was the top-selling traditional classical instrumental soloist on Billboard's charts in 2014.

2015 fall highlights include a nationwide PBS broadcast special and Naxos DVD release of the world premiere of Samuel Jones Violin Concerto with the All-Star Orchestra led by Gerard Schwarz as well as the French premiere Mason Bates' Violin Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and the Orchestre de Lyon. Serenade: The Love Album, Naïve Classiques will release a recording celebrating Arvo Pärt's 80th birthday with works for violin and orchestra, led by Kristjan Järvi and the MDR Leipzig Orchestra. Meyers will also perform recital and solo appearances throughout the Americas and Europe.

Please visit www.anneakikomeyers.com for more information.

Serenade: The Love Album Track Listing:
Leonard Bernstein: Serenade (after Plato's "Symposium") (1954)
1. I. Phaedrus; Pausanias (Lento; Allegro marcato)
2. II. Aristophanes (Allegretto)
3. III. Eryximachus (Presto)
4. IV. Agathon (Adagio)
5. V. Socrates; Alcibiades (Molto tenuto; Allegro molto vivace)
6. Ennio Morricone & Andrea Morricone: 'Love Theme' from "Cinema Paradiso"
(arr. Angela Morley)
7. David Raksin: Laura* (arr. Brad Dechter)
8. George Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me* (arr. Brad Dechter)
9. George Gershwin: Summertime* (arr. Brad Dechter)
10. Ennio Morricone: 'Gabriel's Oboe'* from "The Mission" (arr. J.A.C. Redford)
11. Michel Colombier: 'Emmanuel* (arr. Steven Mercurio)
12. Jacob Gade: Jalousie* (arr. Matthew Naughtin)
13 Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion* (arr. Peter von Weinhardt)
14. Leigh Harline: Wish Upon A Star* (arr. Adam Schoenberg & Steven Schoenberg)
15. Sammy Fain: I'll Be Seeing You* (arr. Brad Dechter)
16. Leonard Bernstein: 'Somewhere'* from "West Side Story" (arr. J.A.C. Redford)

* denotes world premiere