Roger Wight
- Username: rogerwight
- PRX Member
- Role: Station General Manager
Recent Pieces from Roger Wight
WOS 23-39 / CAS 24-04: Shades of E Minor: Cuong, Elgar, and Tchaikovsky, 3/26/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
Rounding out California Symphony’s suite of concerts, we return to Viet Cuong’s compositions with his emotional and intricate work Next Week’s Trees, commissioned by the ...
WOS 23-38 / CAS 24-03: Dancing Around the Piano: Beethoven, Bernstein, Debussy, and Frank, 3/19/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
This concert brings a rousing set of works from Bernstein, Debussy, and Gabriela Lena Frank all focused on the theme of dance. And nestled in between, hear pianist Charlie ...
WOS 23-37 / CAS 24-02: Intersections: Kodály, Clyne, Skoryk, and Tchaikovsky, 3/12/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
Donato Cabrera leads the California Symphony in a program of dances and melodies. Kodály’s Dances of Galánta begins the concert, contrasted with Anna Clyne’s DANCE for Cello ...
WOS 23-36 / CAS 24-01: Fresh Inspirations: Cuong, Berlioz, Walton, and Ravel, 3/5/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
We'll hear Music Director Donato Cabrera lead the California Symphony in Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture, William Walton's Symphony No. 1, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, and ...
WOS 23-35 / NCPA 24-04: Debussy, Berlioz, Chen, and Saint-Saëns, 2/27/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
Based on an old melody by ancient composer Huan Yi, Chen Qigang’s Reflet d’un temps disparu is stunningly performed by cellist Gautier Capuçon. The program features lush and ...
WOS 23-34 / NCPA 24-03: Bruckner’s Seventh & Guo’s Riyue Mountain, 2/20/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
Guo Wenjing’s Passacaglia for Orchestra is a work inspired by prehistoric rock paintings in ancient caves on Riyue Mountain. Li Biao leads the orchestra, painting a stunning ...
WOS 23-33 / NCPA 24-02: Zhou & Mahler in Beijing, 2/13/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
We'll hear Gustav Mahler's dramatic and passionate Symphony No. 6, as well as Zhou Jiping's luscious Concerto for Violin, featuring eminent soloist Ning Feng.
WOS 23-32 / NCPA 24-01: Celebrating the Chinese New Year, 2/6/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
We bring in the Chinese New Year with the National Centre for Performing Arts, led by conductors Lü Jia, Peng Jiapeng, and Chen Lin. Works include Li Huanzhi's Spring ...
WOS 23-31 / WOS 24-05: Yuja Wang and the Oslo Philharmonic perform Ravel Piano Concertos, 1/30/2024
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From: The WFMT Radio Network
Klaus Mäkelä leads the Oslo Philharmonic in Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 at the 2023 Edinburgh international Festival. We'll also feature pianist Yuja Wang joining ...
