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Radio 3,28 Oct 2026,120 mins

Mozart's final violin concerto

Classical Live

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Linton Stephens presents an afternoon of compelling performances. His conductor focus this week brings us to the Bulgarian born Delyana Lazarova, the principal guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, who teams up with the violinist Esther Yoo for Mozart's evergreen 5th Violin Concerto. Also today, more from conductor Elena Schwarz, who made her Proms debut this summer to great reviews. She conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Ravel's exotic orchestral song-cycle Shéhérazade with Radio 3 New Generation Artist Erika Baikoff. And Dalia Stasevska joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra for contemplative music by Peteris Vasks. From Ireland, pianists Markus Groh and Anna Fedorova join Rachel Roberts and Robert Plane for more chamber music highlights from the New Ross Piano Festival, including music by Bruch and Schumann. Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade Erika Baikoff (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Elena Schwarz (conductor) New Ross Piano Festival: Robert Schumann Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tale Stories) Robert Plane (clarinet) Rachel Roberts (viola) Markus Groh (piano) Peteris Vasks Epifania BBC Symphony Orchestra Dalia Stasevska (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 in A major Esther Yoo (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Delyana Lazarova (conductor) With a new cadenza composed by Raymond Yiu New Ross Piano Festival: Ludwig van Beethoven 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 Markus Groh (piano)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Shéhérazade
    Shéhérazade
    Maurice Ravel
  3. 2.
    Märchenerzählungen, Op 132
    Märchenerzählungen, Op 132
    Robert Schumann
  4. 3.
    Spring Song (Four Short Pieces, No 2)
    Spring Song (Four Short Pieces, No 2)
    Frank Bridge