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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
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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

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