Best National Arts Centre Orchestra Podcasts (2024)

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Beethoven, XU Changjun, Wagner, Johann Straus, ZHANG Qianyi 1:58:28

2y ago1:58:28

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This week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s famed Symphony No. 9 “Choral”, the thunderous rhythms of XU Changjun’s Dragon Dance, Wagner’s Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin, Johann Strauss’s Frühlingsstimmen, and the song “Silhouettes of Angels” written in dedication to the frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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WANG Yunfei, Strauss II, Qigang Chen, Beethoven, Schubert, and ZHANG Qianyi 1:58:27

2y ago1:58:27

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This week, we’ll hear WANG Yunfei’s Spring Flowers and Autumn Fruits, Franz Schubert’s brilliant Symphony No. 9, Strauss Jr’s hypnotic By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Qigang Chen’s colourful work Jiang Tcheng Tse, Beethoven’s Overture to the Ruins of Athens, and ZHANG Qianyi’s Overture “My Homeland”.

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Glazunov, ZHAO Jiping, Beethoven, Brahms, FANG Kejie, and Strauss Jr. 1:58:38

2y ago1:58:38

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This week, we’ll hear piano virtuoso Lang Lang perform with the NCPA Orchestra in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. We’ll also hear Glazunov’s charming Concert Waltz No. 1, Brahms’ Song of Destiny and Chinese composer ZHAO Jiping’s fascinating Concerto for Violin and Orchestra with NING Feng.

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Bach, Beethoven, HE Zhanhao, CHEN Gang, Verdi, Julian Yu, and Strauss Jr. 1:58:27

2y ago1:58:27

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On our programme this week, we’ll hear HE Zhanhao and CHEN Gang’s moving Violin Concerto: The Butterfly Lovers, featuring soloist Siqing Lu; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1; Saito Hideo’s orchestral arrangement of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne in D minor; Julian Yu’s Concerto on Chinese Themes; and we’ll end our programme with music from some of Giuseppe Verdi’s…

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Beethoven, ZHAO Jiping, Debussy, and SHI Guangnan 1:58:30

2y ago1:58:30

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On our programme this week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s magnificent incidental music for Egmont, ZHAO Jiping’s Cello Concerto, “The Disillusioned Dream” featuring cellist Li-Wei Qin, Debussy‘s impressionistic La mer, and a rousing choral and orchestral arrangement of SHI Guangnan’s song, In the Hopeful Field.…

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Beethoven, Chopin, ZHAO Cong, Haydn, and Debussy 1:58:30

2y ago1:58:30

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This week, we’ll hear Beethoven’s grand Choral Fantasy, Chopin’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring the 18 year old gifted pianist RAO Hao, the Symphony No. 103 by Haydn, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and the Pipa and Orchestra work Flying Fairies of the Silk Road by pipa artist and composer ZHAO Cong.…

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Britten, Prokofiev, LI Huanzhi, Schoenberg, CHEN Gang, Beethoven, Wagner 1:58:29

2y ago1:58:29

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This week, we’ll hear Arnold Schoenberg’s touching Transfigured Night; Britten’s Simple Symphony; Sergei Prokofiev’s brilliant Symphony No. 1 “Classical”; CHEN Gang’s virtuosic work for violin and orchestra The Sunshine on Tashkurgan; LI Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture; as well as overture favorites by Wagner, and Beethoven.…

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Tchaikovsky, Qigang Chen, Dvořák, ZHAO Jiping, Wagner, and Suppé 1:58:29

2y ago1:58:29

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This week, we’ll hear Antonín Dvořák’s monumental Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, Qigang Chen’s touching L’éloignement, the traditional Chinese orchestra sounds of ZHAO Jiping’s The Moon at Dawn over Lugou Bridge, and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme featuring cellist Li-Wei Qin. We also get two opera overtures with Wagner’s The Flyi…

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Ravel, Brahms, ZHANG Weiliang, and Bruckner 1:58:29

2y ago1:58:29

1:58:29

This week China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts presents, Anton Bruckner’s bold and colourful Symphony No. 6, Brahms’ choral and orchestral work Nänie, and ZHANG Weiliang’s luscious folk-inspired Dreamworld for Dizi and Orchestra. Also featured is the 2021 Chopin Competition winner, Bruce Liu, in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major.…

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Saint-Saëns, LIU Dehai, Mozart, Brahms 1:58:30

2y ago1:58:30

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Pianist CHEN Sa joins the NCPA Orchestra and maestro Lv Jia for Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 and French horn player ZENG Yun is featured in Mozart's charming Horn Concerto No. 4. We'll also hear the first concerto written for pipa and orchestra Little Sisters of the Grassland and Johannes Brahms’ heroic Symphony No. 3.…

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Verdi, Beethoven, XIAN Xinghai, and GUO Wenjing 1:58:29

2y ago1:58:29

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This week, we'll hear the orchestral splendor of Beethoven’s Symphony No 2. Plus, the NCPA Chorus will be featured in XIAN Xinghai’s Yellow River Cantata, Verdi’s “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco, contemporary Chinese composer GUO Wenjing's symphonic poem Shu Dao Nan (or The Sichuan Road), which is based on the poetry of LI Bai from the Tang Dynasty, an…

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Beethoven, BAO Yuankai, Ravel, and Schubert 1:58:29

2+ y ago1:58:29

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The great NCPA orchestra flexes its symphonic muscle with Beethoven's 8th and Schubert's 6th. Our programme will also feature Maestro Lv Jia leading the orchestra in BAO Yuankai’s vivid folk infused symphonic suite "Drizzle in the South" and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite.

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TAN Dun, Mozart, LIU Tianhua, and Beethoven 1:58:30

2+ y ago1:58:30

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Join host George Preston, for the inaugural programme of "This Week from China's NCPA." We'll hear works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Giuseppe Verdi, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as Chinese composers TAN Dun and LIU Tianhua.

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Beethoven, XU Changjun, Wagner, Johann Straus, ZHANG Qianyi 1:58:28

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WANG Yunfei, Strauss II, Qigang Chen, Beethoven, Schubert, and ZHANG Qianyi 1:58:27

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Glazunov, ZHAO Jiping, Beethoven, Brahms, FANG Kejie, and Strauss Jr. 1:58:38

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Bach, Beethoven, HE Zhanhao, CHEN Gang, Verdi, Julian Yu, and Strauss Jr. 1:58:27

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Beethoven, ZHAO Jiping, Debussy, and SHI Guangnan 1:58:30

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Beethoven, Chopin, ZHAO Cong, Haydn, and Debussy 1:58:30

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Britten, Prokofiev, LI Huanzhi, Schoenberg, CHEN Gang, Beethoven, Wagner 1:58:29

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Tchaikovsky, Qigang Chen, Dvořák, ZHAO Jiping, Wagner, and Suppé 1:58:29

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Ravel, Brahms, ZHANG Weiliang, and Bruckner 1:58:29

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Saint-Saëns, LIU Dehai, Mozart, Brahms 1:58:30

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Verdi, Beethoven, XIAN Xinghai, and GUO Wenjing 1:58:29

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Beethoven, BAO Yuankai, Ravel, and Schubert 1:58:29

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TAN Dun, Mozart, LIU Tianhua, and Beethoven 1:58:30

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