Violinist duo Hina and Fiona have released their debut album, Dear to Us, on the Pentatone label.

The sisters, who are joined on the album by pianist Rohan De Silva, feature a dynamic program of music by Johan Halvorsen, Maurice Ravel, Manuel Ponce, Pablo de Sarasate, Moritz Moszkowski, Eugene Ysaÿe, Miklós Rózsa, and Anna Clyne. While the album's focus is primarily on repertoire for two violins, both sisters perform solo repertoire as well.

"Dear to Us is an introduction to us: our journeys both as individuals and together," Hina and Fiona wrote. "Through this album, we would like to take you on a voyage through time and nostalgia, across pieces we grew up with, as well as other works we hope to unearth and explore together."

The album's emphasis on showcasing beloved staples of the violin repertoire alongside lesser-known contributions reflects the sisters' shared, and differing, artistic voices.

"Despite our almost identical upbringings and journeys in music which have equipped us with our foundations of playing, we have always pursued our own artistic visions and prioritized our unique passions," they wrote. "As a result, each of us has developed her own personal taste and authenticity, which is the core of what makes it interesting to play with one another."

 

Hear Hina and Fiona perform the third movement of Rózsa's Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 15a, below:

 

VC Artist Hina Khuong-Huu recently won first prize at the 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition. Hina has performed worldwide as a soloist and collaborator with leading ensembles, and recently made her  Kennedy Center debut. In the 2025–26 season, she debuts with the Binghamton Philharmonic, the Atlantic Classical, and Boston’s Bach, Beethoven & Brahms Society, while continuing collaborations with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players. She performs on the 1722 Stradivari “Lord Wandsworth” violin, on loan from the Ryuji Ueno Foundation, and studies at Columbia University and the Juilliard School with Midori Goto and Itzhak Perlman.

VC Artist Fiona Khuong-Huu is a recipient of the 2022 Arkady Fomin Scholarship Fund and a career grant from Salon De Virtuosi. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 16 in David Geffen Hall, performing the Mendelssohn Concerto under the baton of Maestro Thomas Wilkins. Fiona studies with Professor Ilya Kaler at the Cleveland Institute of Music and was previously a student of Professor Itzhak Perlman in the Juilliard Pre-College Division. Fiona has worked with renowned artists including Menahem Pressler, Ivry Gitlis, Shlomo Mintz, Maxim Vengerov, and Vadim Gluzman.