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Conductor Elim Chan & violinist Ray Chen

February 18, 2021, 9:00 pm

Conductor Elim Chan (Photo: Rahi Rezvani) and violinist Ray Chen (Photo: John Mac)

A mixed program featuring works by French, Chinese, and Chinese-Canadian composers led by rising conductor Elim Chan and featuring violinist Ray Chen, the DiaoQiang Opera Troupe, UCLA Association of Chinese Americans, and the Wushu Shaolin Entertainment.

Playlist

Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture

Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Ray Chen, violin

Ravel: Tzigane
Ray Chen, violin

Du Yun: Thirst (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
DiaoQiang Opera Troupe

An-Lun Huang: Saibei Dance

Liu: Dance of the Yao Tribe

Ravel: Bolero

Ma: Good News from Beijing

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Meet the Host

Brian Lauritzen is the producer and host of Classical KUSC’s nationwide concert broadcasts of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as well as KUSC’s weekly arts magazine Arts Alive and the choral music program Soul Music. Additionally, Brian writes and produces features for KUSC’s more than 50 concert broadcasts each year including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Piano Spheres. His work as part of these series has been broadcast internationally by NPR, American Public Media, and the WFMT Radio Network.

During his tenure at Classical KUSC, Brian has interviewed dozens of top classical musicians and artists. Among them, Gustavo Dudamel, Itzhak Perlman, Dawn Upshaw, Valery Gergiev, Placido Domingo, John Adams, and many others. Brian is also the host of several critically acclaimed podcasts: Behind the Curtain at LA Opera and the LA Chamber Orchestra podcasts. He got his start in classical radio at WSMC in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served as Head Announcer and Music Director.

When he’s not in the studio, you can often find Brian careening down snowy slopes (on skis–never a snowboard); chasing an errant serve (his own) outside a tennis court; or swinging his sand wedge wildly from the fairway bunker. He’s also a passionate lifelong Minnesota Twins fan and quickly learned to love the Dodgers as his National League team.

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Conductor Elim Chan & violinist Ray Chen

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