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

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Hay Festival 2012

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Hay Festival 2012: Episode 4: Elias Quartet, Xuefei Yang

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Elias Quartet, Xuefei Yang

Episode 4

Episode 4: Elias Quartet, Xuefei Yang

Hay Festival 2012

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The Elias Quartet and guitarist Xuefei Yang in a recital given at the 2011 Hay Festival.

The Elias Quartet were joined by guitarist Xuefei Yang at the 2011 Hay Festival, for the fireworks of Boccherini's "Fandango" Guitar Quintet & Mendelssohn's String Quartet Op. 80.

BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Elias String Quartet were joined by Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang at St Mary's Church at last year's Hay Festival, for the fireworks of Boccherini's "Fandango" Guitar Quintet. The recital also features Mendelssohn's last composition, his String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80 and a solo guitar work by JS Bach.

Xuefei Yang (guitar)
Elias Quartet 

Mendelssohn: String Quartet no.6 in F Minor, Op. 80 
JS Bach, arranged by Yang: Sonata for solo violin, BWV1001 
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet no.4 in D "Fandango" 

Presenter  Jonathan Swain.

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.

Katie Derham presents recitals given at St Mary's Church as part of the 2011 Hay Festival.

Katie Derham presents a series of recitals given at St Mary's Church as part of the 2011 Hay Festival, featuring late and valedictory works

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