Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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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: Laura van der Heijden and Friends (3/4)

Laura van der Heijden and Friends (1/4)

Laura van der Heijden and Friends (3/4)

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Laura van der Heijden and Friends (3/4)

Laura van der Heijden and friends perform Messiaen, Poulence and Jean Coulthard.

John Toal introduces British cellist Laura van der Heijden, in collaboration with musician friends, performing works by Messiaen, Poulenc and Jean Coulthard.

Laura van der Heijden and Friends

John Toal introduces the third of four recitals featuring British cellist Laura van der Heijden and friends. They were recorded in St. Mark’s Church Dundela in east Belfast: the church in which CS Lewis was baptised and where his grandfather was rector.

Laura won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2012 and is well-known for her collaborative music-making. Today she’s joined by the French pianist Yannick Rafalimanana and the British-German violinist Max Bailie for performances of works by Messiaen, Poulenc and the 20th-century Canadian composer Jean Coulthard.

Messiaen: "Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus" from Quatuor pour la fin du temps 
Laura van der Heijden (cello)/Yannick Rafalimanana (piano) 

Poulenc Sonata for Cello and Piano 
Laura van der Heijden (cello)/Yannick Rafalimanana (piano) 

Jean Coulthard: Duo Sonata for Violin and Cello 
Max Bailie (violin)/Laura van der Heijden (cello)

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