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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: New Generation Artists at Birmingham Town Hall

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: New Generation Artists at Birmingham Town Hall: Episode 1: Giuliano Sommerhalder, Roberto Arioso

Giuliano Sommerhalder, Roberto Arioso

Episode 1

Episode 1: Giuliano Sommerhalder, Roberto Arioso

New Generation Artists at Birmingham Town Hall

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Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet), Roberto Arioso (piano) perform at Birmingham Town Hall.

Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet) and Roberto Arioso (piano) perform music by Oboussier, Martinu, Enescu, Bartok, Gallois-Montbrun, Rossini, Yvon, Tognetti and Bozza.

In the first of four concerts from a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists showcase series at Birmingham Town Hall, the Swiss trumpeter Giuliano Sommerhalder performs a wide range of 20th Century works, with pianist Roberto Arioso. 

Oboussier - Entrada for trumpet and piano

Martinu - Sonatina for trumpet and piano

Enescu - Legende for trumpet and piano

Bartok - Romanian folk dances for piano solo (Sz.56) 

Gallois-Montbrun - Sarabande et finale for trumpet and piano

Rossini - Une Caresse a ma femme for piano solo (Peches de vieillesse, Vol.6 No.7) 
Rossini - Une Bagatelle for piano solo (Peches de vieillesse, Vol.10 No.4)

Yvon - Sonata for cor anglais and piano in F minor (arranged for trumpet & piano)

Tognetti - "Bis" for piano solo 

Bozza - Cornettina for trumpet and piano.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Series of concerts from Birmingham Town Hall showcasing Radio 3 New Generation Artists

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