The Evening Concert

World-renowned pianist Li Jian, Dean of the Piano Department at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, i sfeatured in music of Mussorgsky and others.

This week's "Evening Concert" is full of famous works recorded live in concert, including the Brahms' "Violin Concerto".

Flutist Tara Helen O'Connor is featured in the work by Poulenc; Alisa Weilerstein in the Chopin.

Anthony McGill is the soloist in nielsen's Clarinet Concerto with the new York Philharmonic.

Szymanowski's 1st Violin Concerto is one of the first violin concertos to step away from traditional "Romantic"-era-style music.

Set aside the time tonight to spend the hour-plus with Mahler's "9th Symphony". You won't regret it.

The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípa, [pʰǐpʰǎ]) is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. It's sometimes called the Chinese lute. (courtesy Wikipedia and their sources)

and Rachmaninoff from Pittsburgh, Nielsen from New York, chamber music from Lincoln Center and Spoleto.

Beethoven's Piano Trio Opus 9, no.1 and one of the Mozart "Viola" Quintets are featured tonight.

Nothing like the composer's own words to decribe his piece (Korngold, Violin Concerto): [click through for the quote]