Michael Tippett was inspired by the romanticism of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 to create his own Romantic concerto. We’ll enjoy it during our music this evening at 8pm on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
From WSHU's daytime and evening classical programs, Kate Remington and Lauren Rico give you a heads-up on some of the best music they've selected.
Listen tonight: Inspired by Beethoven
![In 1959, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was performed for the first time by an all-Chinese orchestra and sung in Mandarin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/037ade7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x562+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fbeetinchina_wide-524c8cc645adbda0d1e518c4704452d78097ec46.jpg)
Courtesy of China National Symphony Orchecstra