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Classical Connections: Stephen Hough, Walled City Music Festival, Kit Downes, Seán Morgan-Rooney

Stephen Hough and John Toal

28/05/2017

Stephen Hough, Walled City Music Festival, Kit Downes, Seán Morgan-Rooney

BBC Radio Ulster - Classical Connections, Stephen Hough, Walled City Music Festival, Kit Downes, Seán Morgan-Rooney

John Toal chats to pianist Stephen Hough ahead of his performance at the Ulster Hall.

John Toal chats to Stephen Hough ahead of his performance with the Ulster Orchestra. Plus performances of Liszt, Bach, Ligeti and Chopin from pianist Seán Morgan-Rooney.

John Toal chats to pianist and polymath Stephen Hough ahead of his performance with the Ulster Orchestra. Matthew Greenall of Walled City Music tells us what's in store in this year's festival, including a new piece by composer Frank Lyons. Performances of Liszt, Bach, Ligeti and Chopin from pianist Seán Morgan-Rooney, recorded especially for Classical Connections at First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast. The jazz pianist Kit Downes on the hand injury that inspired a flurry of creativity, and John's classical connection on the theme of injured musicians.

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