Classical Live

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Classical Live: Linton Stephens showcases unique performances plus live violin and piano from the Wigmore.

Linton Stephens showcases unique performances plus live violin and piano from the Wigmore.

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Live, Linton Stephens showcases unique performances plus live violin and piano from the Wigmore.

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond.

Presented by Linton Stephens, including Monday's live Wigmore Hall recital plus exclusive recordings of chamber and orchestral music from Germany and South Korea.

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles, and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Today's programme begins with a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall featuring R3 New Generation Artist, violinist Geneva Lewis, with pianist Georgijs Osokins performing late Romantic music by Brahms and Elgar. Building an international reputation, the New Zealand-born US resident Geneva Lewis is lauded for her 'remarkable mastery of her instrument'.   

Also in today's programme, Linton draws from a recent recording from South Korea from the Seoul-based Symphony Orchestra of the Korean Broadcasting System. Today they are joined by the German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott for a performance of Beethoven's masterly Third Piano Concerto.   

Live from Wigmore Hall presented by Fiona Talkington 

Johannes Brahms 
Violin Sonata No. 2, in A major Op.100
Geneva Lewis (violin)
Georgijs Osokins (piano) 

Domenico Scarlatti 
Sonata in D minor, K.213
Georgijs Osokins (piano) 

Edward Elgar 
Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
Geneva Lewis (violin)
Georgijs Osokins (piano)

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Ludwig Thuille 
Sextet for piano and winds Op. 6 - III. ‘Gavotte’ 
Eric le Sage (piano)
La Vents Français  

Ludwig van Beethoven 
Overture Leonore No. 3  
Orchestra of the Korean Broadcasting System
Christian Reif (conductor)

François-Adrien Boieldieu 
Harp Concerto in C 
Tjasha Gafner (harp) 
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 
Andrew Grams (conductor)  

3pm 
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37 
Alice Sara Ott (piano)
Orchestra of the Korean Broadcasting System
Christian Reif, (conductor) 

Carl Loewe 
3 Ballads Op. 2 No. 2  “Herr Oluf” 
James Newby (baritone) 
Simon Lepper (piano) 

Johann Strauss II 
An der Schonen Blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) Waltz Op. 314 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Donald Runnicles (conductor)

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