Poetry and music has been intertwined for thousands of years. We'll bring you several remarkable pieces for the 21-stringed zither or the Guzheng in Chinese, which were inspired by ancient Chinese poems. Let's feel the unique chemistry when the two art forms are blended. Our guest on the show is instrumentalist and composer Luan Siyuan.
Sep 26
Mustafa Alim: Choosing rhythm over the pulse
This episode follows Mustafa Alim, a musician from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, who fell in love with the accordion. Actively promoting accordion culture, he has engaged in cross-cultural exchanges through domestic and international accordion festivals and ... Show More
22m 34s
Apr 2025
Encore: Music strings a bridge cross the border
Over the past decade, Liu Yuening, a Chinese dulcimer professor with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, has committed herself to using music as a bridge to enhance intercultural communication between China and India.
She believes cultural exchanges between the two g ... Show More
28m 51s
Jan 2024
SESSION #322 (Feat. Hari & Sukhmani)
HARI & SUKHMANI (INDIA)
Two individuals, one expression.
They focus on bringing Punjab's folklore to coming generations, blending their cultural roots with modern music, using instruments ranging from the Tumbi & Sarangi to Guitars & Modular Synthesisers, working in genres rangin ... Show More
37m 9s
Feb 2024
Maslanka's Symphony No. 4
Synopsis
What do you see when you hear music? That’s an odd question, perhaps, but sometimes composers confess that particular places, persons and scenes play a role in how music is created.
On today’s date in 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, for example, a new symphony for wind ense ... Show More
2 m