NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: Beijing, China / 258

About

Greetings from Beijing, China! We’re at the Central Conservatory of Music, a fantastic institution that provides training to many of the best young musicians from all around the country and beyond. You’ll meet a 17-year-old violist from Hunan province who performs Brahms, a 16-year-old violinist from Shanghai who performs Wieniawski, and two very young violinists from the United States who perform Bach, backed by the fantastic Great Wall Soloists led by Kurt Sassmannshaus.

Performers & Repertoire

• Zhang Jin Ru, 16, Violin

  Polonaise No.1 in D major, Op. 4 by Henryk Wieniawski
• Carolyn Ronning, 17, Cello

  Allegro Appassionato by Camille Saint-Saëns
• Mei Di Yang, 17, viola

  Allegro appassionata from the Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.120 by Johannes Brahms
• Great Wall Soloists, Kurt Sassmannshaus-Conductor

  "Moon Reflecting in the Erquan Pond" by Abing, arr. Wu Zuqiang
• Skye Park, 10, Violin

  I. Vivace from the Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Christina Nam, 9, Violin

  I. Vivace from the Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Great Wall Soloists, Kurt Sassmannshaus-Conductor

  I. Vivace from the Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach

Release Dates

• Monday, June 24, 2013
• Monday, November 5, 2012

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