Living Classical with Tyler Kline for June 7 - 13, 2026

On this edition of Living Classical with Tyler Kline: Vivian Fung's Violin Concerto grew out of two things happening at once – a friendship with a violinist who wanted to understand where Fung's ideas came from, and a tour of Bali that brought those ideas into sharp focus. The result draws on gamelan sonorities, odd meters, and a cadenza with a single instruction: "play like a rock star."

Then: In most concertos, the soloist leads and the orchestra follows. But Dai Fujikura's WAYFINDER inverts that: the orchestra becomes stars, sea swells, and wind, while the viola navigates through them, guided by the ancient Polynesian art of wayfinding.

Plus, music by Jessie Montgomery, Marc Mellits, Kurt Rohde, Andy Akiho, Marianna Liik, and Nik Colk Void.

Featuring performances by violinist Kristin Lee with Metropolis Ensemble; flutist Laura Lentz with Beo String Quartet; violinist Anna Presler; pianist Eric Zivian; marimbist Ian Rosenbaum with Dover Quartet; violist Leilehua Lanzilotti with Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra; pianist Robert Fleitz; Apollo Chamber Players; and Stargaze.

Join Tyler Kline for this edition of Living Classical — exploring the full spectrum of classical music being made today.

Hour 1

• Voodoo Dolls by Jessie Montgomery

• Vivian Fung’s Violin Concerto

• Discrete Structures by Marc Mellits

• Kurt Rohde’s One Wing

Hour 2

• LIgNEouS I by Andy Akiho

• Dai Fujikura’s Wayfinder – Viola Concerto

• CLIMB THE LIGHT by Marianna Liik

• Nik Colk Void’s Recollection Pause #3