This Week from China's Centre for the Performing Arts
Evenings, 8 to 10 pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org (seasonal)
This Week from China's NCPA showcases the best-in-class musicianship of the orchestra of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and its affiliated programs in choral music, traditional Chinese forms, opera, and more. With a focus on presenting familiar Western masterworks alongside new and traditional Chinese composers, maestro LÜ Jia and the NCPA Orchestra are sure to delight casual listeners and classical aficionados alike.
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Join us on Wed 4/10 for a presentation of Fair Flowers Under Full Moon which harmoniously integrates western composition techniques with traditional Chinese instruments demonstrating the joyful life of the Chinese people, and the exemplary work of Chinese national orchestral music. -
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The Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, whose names form the title of the story. We'll hear the violin concerto inspired by the story on April 25th at 8pm. -
Zhang Weiliang, master of the Gizi, a Chinese bamboo flute, performs with the Beijing Chinese Orchestra on the March 14th episode from China's National Centre for the Performing Arts. -
What is the erhu? You'll hear the world's leading erhu player Yu Hongmei in music from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
