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Of Note for Wednesday, March 18: A Violin Concerto Inspired by Dinosaurs

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers beleives Mason Bates's violin concerto is one of the most important compositions written in the last five decades. Catch her description of this piece as inspired by a "hybrid prehistoric dinosaur bird taking flight" and much more on Wednesday's program as well as her recording of it with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

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