WQXR Blog
Rhythms of Latin America to Fill Carnegie Hall in 2012-13
As part of its 2012-13 season, Carnegie will present a month-long festival of Latin music that will feature performances by Gustavo Dudamel, Gilberto Gil and others.
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Min Xiao-fen (Li Xiao-Long)
Q2 Music Live Concerts
Written on the Wind: Huang Ruo and Min Xiao-fen
Tonight at 7 pm in The Greene Space, composer Huang Ruo joins host David Garland for an evening of conversation and premiere performances from New York and China-based composers.
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Portrait of Maria Anna Mozart (unknown/Wikipedia Commons)
Operavore
Nannerl Mozart: Born Too Soon
Today is the 256th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But who remembers his sister, Nannerl, who was an aspiring musician who lived in her brother's shadow?
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Shenyang (Montblanc-Johannes Ifkovits)
WQXR Features
Café Concert: Shenyang
To see Shenyang in an opera house, you might not guess that he's capable of delivering delicate art songs with subtle expressions. But he has begun championing Chinese art songs, as these videos show.
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Guangzhou Opera House (© virgile simon bertrand/zaha hadid architects)
WQXR Features
Audio Slideshow: China's New Concert Halls
Architectural historian Victoria Newhouse spent time touring China's "grand theaters." She discusses the more noteworthy facilities in this slideshow.
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Huang Ruo (Wenjun Miakoda Liang)
Top 5 @ 105
Huang Ruo Sings His Top Five Chinese Folk Songs
Huang Ruo, a Chinese-born New York-based composer, edited the anthology Selection of Classic Chinese Folk Songs. He shares his five favorites in this video.
Features
Discover Gems in New York City's Chinatowns
Listen to the next episode of the Food in Two Worlds podcast for a special Year of the Dragon culinary tour.
Conducting Business
Hitting the Right Note in China: The Arts and Censorship
Do Western arts organizations have an obligation to speak out against censorship and government controls in China? Or can they help spread democratic values by working there?
Operavore
The Top 10 Mad Scenes in Opera
As Anna Bolena returns to the Met next month, blogger Olivia Giovetti considers its pivotal mad scene and names ten others that have made their mark on the history of opera.
WQXR Features
Café Concert: Beijing Guitar Duo
The Beijing Guitar Duo hails from China, studied in the US with a Cuban guitar legend, and plays music ranging from Scarlatti to Brazilian samba. Watch the duo play live in the WQXR Cafe.
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