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A concerto by Han Wenhe

The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra is an orchestra that combines Western cellos and basses with traditional Chinese instruments. On Today's show, hear the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra perform a beautiful concerto by Chinese composer Han Wenhe, from a recent concert in Shanghai.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in C Movement I Allegro
Hilary Hahn, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn - Bach: Violin Concertos / Kahane, La Co
DG 986

Wenhe Han: Concerto for Chinese Flute "Landscape Around the Lake"
Jin Kai, dizi; Zhao Yunmeng, dizi; Shanghai Chinese Orchestra; Shenshen Yao, conductor
International Arts Festival of China, Grand Theatre, Shanghai, China

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 13
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano
Southeastern Piano Festival, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV 1043
Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer, violins; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Gemma New, conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Bohuslav Martinu: Magical Bag, from the ballet "Spalicek" Suite No. 2
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Evening Tunes in Prague
Denon 78926

Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein, conductor
Bard College, Bard's Fisher Center for The Performing Arts, Annandale On-Hudson, NY

Igor Stravinsky: Suite italienne
Stefan Jackiw, violin; Conrad Tao, piano
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI

Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet No. 2
Frisson Ensemble
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's By the Sea Church, Jacksonville, FL

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