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Bruckner & Chen

China's NCPA | July 28, 2025, 10:00 pm

NCPA Conductor and Music Director Lü Jia

One of the most monumental and complex works for the orchestra; Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 is an intense piece full of internal conflict and struggle. Conductor Lü Jia and the NCPA Orchestra bring this work to life in Beijing along with celebrated Chinese composer Chen Peixun’s Symphonic Poem “Wave of Emotion”.

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Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

Chen Peixun: Symphonic Poem, Wave of Emotion

Meet the Host

Robbie Ellis joined the WFMT team as a part-time host in 2015, and went full-time in 2020 as the producer and presenter of Introductions. You can also hear him on air on Sunday afternoons. He's fronted a variety of broadcasts and events for WFMT, including hosting Classical Cabaret and Folkstage from the piano. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, he has a Composition degree from the University of Auckland and started in classical music radio at RNZ Concert. Outside radio, he has created comedy classical concerts with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago and Fourth Coast Ensemble, and has worked as a music director at the Chicago Magic Lounge and The Second City. Robbie hosts pre-concert talks for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Grant Park Music Festival, Apollo’s Fire and more; and you can find his comedy albums on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music.

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Bruckner & Chen

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