Music Talks

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Feast your ears on the musical classics of the east with MUSIC TALKS, the Middle Kingdom’s mashup of classical music and in-depth discussions with some of China’s most celebrated orchestral professionals. Experience the instruments, get some perspective, feel the pulse of antiquity.


Episode Date
A Fusion of East and West
May 04, 2024
The Flying Dutchman: Igniting China-Germany cultural fusion through Wagner
Apr 16, 2024
Jiangnan Rhythms: The Mystique of Silk Threads and Bamboo Melodies
Apr 12, 2024
Flowers Blooming in Qingming: Traditional Chinese Music Reflecting the Essence of Spring
Apr 03, 2024
Sanxian: A Revered Icon of the Chinese Musical Tradition
Mar 29, 2024
Jizhong Sheng-guan Music: Field Music concert
Mar 22, 2024
Di and Xiao: Chronicles of Chinese Flutes
Mar 15, 2024
An Erhu's serenade: A lifetime's poetic melody
Mar 08, 2024
Mystical Winds: Tales of the Enigmatic Bili
Mar 01, 2024
Celestial Hammer: Journey into the World of Yangqin
Feb 23, 2024
Spring Festival: The overture of a new year
Feb 16, 2024
Powerful Suona: The loudest voice
Feb 09, 2024
Ruan: Integrating tradition and innovation
Jan 26, 2024
Thousand-year old Nanyin mellows with time
Jan 19, 2024
Konghou: An old musical instrument rejuvenates
Jan 12, 2024
Guqin: The tone of high mountains and flowing water
Jan 05, 2024
Pipa: Variable Tunes on Emotionally Charged Strings
Dec 29, 2023
Bianqing: Tuned stone chimes ring through palace hall
Dec 22, 2023
Xun: from ancient winds to modern tunes
Dec 15, 2023
Musical note resonates with nature
Dec 08, 2023
Zheng: A rich vein of sentimentality
Dec 01, 2023
Echoes of the phoenix: The Sheng's melodic journey through Chinese history
Nov 24, 2023
The Philadelphia Orchestra in China: Composing a half-century of friendship through music
Nov 15, 2023
The eternal beat: China's drums and their cultural odyssey
Nov 10, 2023
Mid-Autumn Festival Special: Hangzhou Rendezvous
Sep 29, 2023
Trailer: Hangzhou Rendezvous, a journey of a lifetime!
Sep 25, 2023
China’s Ancient Bianzhong Bells: resonance of the ages
Sep 22, 2023
Jiahu Bone Flutes: the early sounds of human civilization
Aug 18, 2023
The Sound of the Field
Aug 04, 2023
Harmonizing traditions
Jul 28, 2023
Beats of the Duanwu Festival
Jun 22, 2023
New Flavor to EDM
Jun 16, 2023
Sound from the past
Jun 09, 2023
The bass world
Jun 02, 2023
The sound of solitude
May 26, 2023
Tibetan music and more
May 22, 2023
Linking China and the world
May 11, 2023
Paying it forward with the power of music
May 04, 2023
For the laborers
Apr 28, 2023
Space Fantasia
Apr 24, 2023
A fusion transcending tradition
Apr 21, 2023
The Guqin: An iconic instrument for kindred spirits
Apr 11, 2023
A song for remembrance: Along the River during the Qingming Festival
Apr 05, 2023
Across the Steppe
Mar 31, 2023
Spring equinox: Season sceneries
Mar 21, 2023
Sanxian: The Sound of China
Mar 17, 2023
Notable movie soundtracks
Mar 10, 2023
Ancient zither, modern tunes
Mar 03, 2023
Busking in France
Feb 24, 2023
The Gen Z trio
Feb 17, 2023
The sound of spring
Feb 10, 2023
Moving forward step by step
Feb 03, 2023
Rebirth of an age-old sound
Jan 27, 2023
Into the festive spirit
Jan 20, 2023
A touch of musical aspiration
Jan 12, 2023
A story told with strings
Jan 12, 2023
Reviving an Ancient Culture
Jan 05, 2023
Upbeat songs to ring in the New Year
Dec 29, 2022
The Winter Vibes
Dec 21, 2022
Songs about nature
Dec 15, 2022
The Amazing Flute
Dec 08, 2022
A light in the darkness
Dec 01, 2022
Ode to the Great Wall
Nov 24, 2022
From Bangkok with love
Nov 17, 2022
Gamelan: A bridge to Java
Nov 15, 2022
Zither performer Zhao Mojia: Art has no limits
Nov 10, 2022
A story to touch the heart strings
Nov 03, 2022
A Panorama of East & West
Oct 27, 2022
Beat of the drum
Oct 20, 2022
Chant to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival
Oct 03, 2022
Music behind the myths
Sep 29, 2022
An amalgam of youthful antiquity
Sep 22, 2022
Tunes from the Silk Road
Sep 06, 2022
She brings out the joy of music in me
Sep 01, 2022
Eternal youth through music
Aug 23, 2022
The appeal of film soundtracks
Aug 16, 2022
Ballad of a thousand years
Aug 10, 2022
A bittersweet romance
Aug 02, 2022
The legendary song of Manas
Jul 26, 2022
Orchestral ties: Embracing cultural diversity through music
Jul 14, 2022
Cantopop covers from the Golden Years
Jul 07, 2022
Cantopop Legends
Jun 29, 2022
East meets East
Jun 23, 2022
China via violin
Jun 16, 2022
Earth songs for a greener world
Jun 09, 2022
Dragon boat melodies
Jun 01, 2022
Happy International Children’s Day
May 26, 2022
The electric sanxian: Where tradition meets contemporary
May 19, 2022
A mellifluous message
May 12, 2022
Tunes for mothers
May 06, 2022
Songs for Planet Earth
Apr 20, 2022
An interstellar musical voyage
Apr 14, 2022
Songs for the dearly departed
Apr 04, 2022
An autistic band finds their voice in music
Apr 01, 2022
Rhythms for the essence of life
Mar 24, 2022
Uncovering the sound of poetry
Mar 17, 2022
Joy and inclusion through music
Mar 10, 2022
Seeing with the melody
Mar 03, 2022
A mash-up of national faves
Feb 24, 2022
“Together” in sports and music
Feb 17, 2022
A soundtrack for Olympic glory
Feb 10, 2022
Feel the pulse of the Olympic spirit
Feb 02, 2022
Tunes of an Olympic Scale
Jan 27, 2022
A musical journey to the Central Axis of Beijing
Jan 20, 2022
The sanxian: Nostalgic melody of old Beijing
Jan 13, 2022
Renowned classic “The Jasmine Flower” with a touch of Jazz
Jan 06, 2022
Joyful tunes to ring in the New Year
Dec 30, 2021
The Macanese band: Songwriting to keep the endangered dialect alive
Dec 23, 2021
A musical voyage to Macao
Dec 16, 2021
A Jazz saxophonist: Ten-year on the Jazz scene
Dec 09, 2021
For New Age, the next generation
Dec 02, 2021
New music for a new era
Nov 25, 2021
New Age music: Healing and relaxing melodies
Nov 18, 2021
Classical instruments with new musical styles
Nov 11, 2021
Songs of Winter
Nov 04, 2021
The evolution of a yangqin master
Oct 28, 2021
The pan flute: Heavenly and relaxing sounds
Oct 21, 2021
Songs from ethnic villages in Yunnan
Oct 14, 2021
Decoding musical motif “Deep at Night”
Oct 08, 2021
Happy National Day
Sep 30, 2021
How music helps an autistic girl connect to the world
Sep 25, 2021
Songs of the Moon
Sep 16, 2021
The guzheng and memories of water
Sep 09, 2021
The angelic voices to soothe the soul
Sep 05, 2021
Songs to help you stay healthy during the transition to fall
Aug 26, 2021
Health and wellness music to help you keep cool in summer
Aug 19, 2021
Qixi Festival: The taste of love
Aug 12, 2021
A “living artifact” of traditional Chinese music II
Aug 05, 2021
Songs of Guangzhou
Jul 18, 2021
Eric De Fontenay: The man behind the Beijing live music scene
Jul 11, 2021
Haozi, or work songs of the fishermen of Zhoushan
Jul 04, 2021
Moonlight glow over Dunhuang
Jun 24, 2021
A “living artifact” of traditional Chinese music
Jun 17, 2021
Happy Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 10, 2021
Guo Yazhi: Endless Journey
Jun 03, 2021
The Myths of China
May 27, 2021
The music of Tibet: Healing and purifying the soul
May 20, 2021
Evocative possibilities of five remarkable Chinese instruments
May 13, 2021
Rhymoi: Endless Journey
May 10, 2021
Rhymoi: Music Has No Borders
Apr 29, 2021
Songs to celebrate Earth Day
Apr 20, 2021
Sowing the Seeds of Music
Apr 15, 2021
Songs for the dearly departed
Apr 01, 2021
Songs to ease you into spring
Mar 25, 2021
How the Suona Changed My Destiny
Mar 17, 2021
Cheerful Greetings & Farewells (with the Suona)
Mar 09, 2021
Transcending traditional boundaries
Mar 07, 2021
Happy Lantern Festival
Feb 23, 2021
Konghou: The harp's distant relative in the East
Feb 18, 2021
Joyous tunes to ring in the Chinese New Year
Feb 09, 2021
Sing! Chengdu (2)
Feb 02, 2021
Sing! Chengdu (1)
Jan 26, 2021
A Touch of Jazz (2)
Jan 18, 2021
A decade of health and wellness music
Jan 14, 2021
A Touch of Jazz (1)
Jan 11, 2021
The power of Ziwei’s music: How it can benefit health
Jan 07, 2021
New Year Online Concert
Dec 31, 2020
2021 New Year Online Concert Promo
Dec 20, 2020
Boyong, Singing from Tibet
Nov 16, 2020
A Song a day keeps the doctor away
Nov 15, 2020
Theatric dance music: An introduction
Nov 08, 2020
Poetic tunes through the dynasties
Oct 29, 2020
Strings of emotion
Oct 22, 2020
Revisiting the latest model of guzheng: The duosheng zither
Oct 08, 2020
Happy National Day!
Sep 30, 2020
The sheng: An age-old reed instrument
Sep 29, 2020
The ‘Book of Songs’ : A Tan Chen Perspective
Sep 21, 2020
Revisiting the eastern guitar: the ruan
Sep 17, 2020
Songs of autumn
Sep 14, 2020
As the pipa gently weeps
Sep 09, 2020
Trio of harmony (ii)
Sep 07, 2020
Passage of time with the Chinese lute
Sep 03, 2020
Trio of harmony (i)
Sep 01, 2020
The band of the century II
Aug 27, 2020
Chinese Valentines Day, an Intro
Aug 24, 2020
The band of the century
Aug 23, 2020
Chants from the Tibetan Plateau (ii)
Aug 17, 2020
A Journey to the mainstream
Aug 16, 2020
The Chinese Beat & Fitness
Aug 12, 2020
Tunes of the village
Aug 09, 2020
[Video] What is 'Music Talks'?
Aug 04, 2020
Chants from the Tibetan Plateau
Aug 03, 2020
Echoes of the Hakka
Jul 30, 2020
Nomadic voices (ii)
Jul 27, 2020
Stories with music: The binary zither
Jul 23, 2020
Nomadic voices
Jul 20, 2020
Flurry of the pipa
Jul 16, 2020
What tea sounds like (ii)
Jul 13, 2020
The song of the sky and earth
Jul 09, 2020
What tea sounds like
Jul 06, 2020
Music from “the King of Chinese Instruments”
Jul 02, 2020
Songs behind the scenes
Jun 29, 2020
Glimpses of the theater
Jun 29, 2020
Legend of The Dragon Boat Festival
Jun 22, 2020
Whispers of Yunnan
Jun 18, 2020
‘Music begins where the possibilities of language end.’
Jun 15, 2020
Moving tunes of the wind
Jun 11, 2020
The Legend of Mi Yue
Jun 09, 2020
He Yuan’s compositions: A treat for the senses
Jun 04, 2020
ZHAO ZE: Birds Contending
Jun 01, 2020