The ultimate instrumental showcase, the concerto has inspired  composers to torture performers for hundreds of years, relentlessly  pushing their physical capabilities. Now that performers have virtually  no limits on their technique, how are composers innovating this storied  form?

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Kimmo Hakola: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, I (excerpt), IV

Daron Hagen: Concerto for Koto and Orchestra, I. Genji/Cicada Shell

Philip Glass (arr. Amy Dickson): Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, I

Mark O’Connor: The Improvised Violin Concerto, III. Water

Gabriel Prokofiev: Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra, II. Adagietto, Irreguluv

Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Theremin and Orchestra, Acht Jahreszeiten, III. Schwarzer Schnerr

Jennifer Higdon: Concerto for Orchestra, III