
Piano Season on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½: Gala Concert
Concluding the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s piano season, Petroc Trelawny presents a gala concert in support of Children in Need, with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW in music by Bach, Fitkin and Rachmaninov among others.
In support of Children in Need and in conclusion to Piano Season on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, Petroc Trelawny presents a live gala concert from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National orchestra of Wales and Grant Llewellyn. Click to donate via the link on the Radio 3 website. As well as several party items, including an appearance from the Radio 3 Piano Learners who have undertaken to learn the basics of the instrument in just six weeks - they include: Radio 1's Dev; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Breakfast's weather presenter, Carol Kirkwood; the Asian network's Tommy Sandhu and Olympic Pentathelete Samantha Murray - all proficiently assisted by Blue Peter's Barney Harwood - there are also appearances from Noriko Ogawa, Kathryn Stott, Alexandra Dariescu, Thomas Yu (Joint Winner of the Yamaha Amateur Piano Competition) and Valentina Lisitsa. Left-hand pianist Nicholas McCarthy performs music for solo piano.
The programme includes:
JS Bach: Concerto for Three Pianos in D minor BWV 1063
(Noriko Ogawa, Thomas Yu, Alexandra Dariescu)
Graham Fitkin: Circuit
(Kathryn Stott, Noriko Ogawa)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor
(Valentina Lisitsa)
Alexandra Dariescu, Valentina Lisitsa, Nicholas McCarthy, Noriko Ogawa, Kathryn Stott,Thomas Yu, pianos
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn, conductor.