May 27 Blog Great Contemporary Concertos Alan Brandt begins a new blog series about great concertos from the past 40 years. “Reminiscences of Yunnan” is the title of the concerto for zhongruan and orchestra by Chinese composer Liu Xing (born 1962) written in 1984. The zhongruan (pictured), or ruan for short, is sometimes called the “Chinese lute.” It has four strings […] By Alan Brandt May 27 Blog Great Contemporary Concertos By Alan Brandt