In the limelight of classical music world

How often do you get to hear the double bass as a concerto soloist? Or percussion? Here’s a rare opportunity to do both. Both concertos are by the same composer, Tan Dun, one of the world’s most fascinating and intriguing composers, will be led by the composer himself on the podium. The NSO’s principal bass player, Yong-Ho Fu will be receiving its Asian premiere. This is a co-commission by five orchestras on four continents. For the percussion concerto, the collective soloist is Taiwan’s Ju Percussion Group. The percussion concerto The Tears of Nature, commemorates the human spirit as it lives, fights and dances through natural disasters, specifically the earthquake in eastern Japan and subsequent tsunami of March 11, 2011.