Modern Concerto

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 Produced by Jesse McQuarters Kimmo Hakola: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, I (excerpt), IV FRSO/Sakari Oramo; Kari Kriikku, clarinet Daron Hagen: Concerto for Koto and Orchestra, I. Genji/Cicada Shell Orchestra of the Swan/David Curtis; Yumi Kurosawa, koto Philip Glass (arr. Amy Dickson): Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, I Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Mikel Toms Mark O’Connor: The Improvised Violin Concerto, III. Water Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra/Frederico Cortese Gabriel Prokofiev: Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra, II. Adagietto, Irreguluv Heritage Orchestra/Jules Buckley; DJ Yoda, turntables Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Theremin and Orchestra, Acht Jahreszeiten, III. Schwarzer Schnerr Lapland Chamber Orchestra/John Storgårds; Carolina Eyck, theremin Jennifer Higdon: Concerto for Orchestra, III Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Robert Spano