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