PYP News
Li Huanzhi: ‘Spring Festival’ Overture
Posted on April 18, 2020
3.7.2020 - Hear PYP and conductor David Hattner perform Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival’ Overture at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Learn more about the piece and what little is known about Li, the man who orchestrated China’s national anthem, here on our... Read More ›
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto, Nate Strothkamp, violin
Posted on April 11, 2020
3.7.2020 - Hear PYP and Nate Strothkamp, winner of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s 2019 Concerto Competition, perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold‘s Violin Concerto in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. David Hattner conducting.
Learn more about Nate and the piece he performed from his program notes here on our blog.
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Korngold: Violin Concerto (Rehearsal), Nate Strothkamp, violin
Posted on February 24, 2020
Our Winter soloist 16-year-old violinist Nate Strothkamp (winner of our 2019 Concerto Competition) rehearsing Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin Concerto for our upcoming performances. David Hattner conducting.
We hope to see you at Skyview High School (Vancouver, Washington) on Monday, March 2, 2020, or at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Saturday, March 7, 2020!
Read Nate’s full bio on our blog.
Li Huanzhi, one of China’s most revered composers
Posted on February 20, 2020
Li Huanzhi conducting a choir. The photo was taken during the founding period of the China National Traditional Orchestra in 1960. [Taken from chinaplus.cri. Photo Courtesy of Li Dakang]
We’re performing Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture on Monday, March 2, 2020, at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The life of Li Huanzhi (1919-2000), one of... Read More ›
NATE STROTHKAMP’S PYP PLAYLIST
Posted on February 3, 2020
Congratulations to Nate Strothkamp, winner of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s 2019 Concerto Competition. As part of his prize, he will perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold‘s Violin Concerto with the orchestra on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
We asked Nate to share some of his favorite music in his PYP Playlist.
What is your... Read More ›
PROGRAM NOTES: Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival’ Overture
Posted on January 22, 2020
Photo from chinaplus.cri.cn
We’re performing Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture, one of China’s true musical treasures, is the first movement of a suite honoring the Lunar New Year, which falls between January 21 and February 20. It depicts... Read More ›