Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: St Magnus Festival (1/4)

St Magnus Festival (1/4)

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, St Magnus Festival (1/4)

Highlights from the midsummer festival on Orkney with music by Shostakovich and Piazzolla.

Highlights of the midsummer festival on Orkney, featuring Shostakovich performed by Ragazze Quartet with Nikola Meeuwsen, and Piazzolla and Bach/Vivaldi on trumpet and accordion.

Highlights from the midsummer festival on Orkney, featuring two concerts given in the medieval cathedral of St Magnus in Kirkwall. Shostakovich performed by the Dutch prizewinning quartet Ragazze Quartet and pianist Nikola Meeuwsen. New Generation Artist Ryan Corbett teams up with young trumpeter Aaron Akugbo for a concerto of surprises and contrasts.

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57  
Price: Two Songs; Sympathy, Sunset
Astor Piazzolla: Ave Maria 
Bach/Vivaldi: Concerto in D 

Ragazze Quartet
Nikola Meeuwsen, piano 
Aaron Akugbo, trumpet 
Ryan Corbett, accordion

Presented by Steven Broad
Produced by Lindsay Pell

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