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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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.
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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.
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What is the erhu? You'll hear the world's leading erhu player Yu Hongmei in music from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
