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Live concert from the ѿý Philharmonic

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a live recital from the ѿý Philharmonic.

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

This week on Classical Live, we will hear music inspired by the Arts including Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending based on poetry by George Meredith, a suite from Rameau's ballet Les Boréades and Korngold's musical take on Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Plus there is a live concert from the ѿý Philharmonic and conductor Jack Sheen encompassing this theme with music by Respighi, Gipps and Rachmaninov.

Elsewhere, there's chamber music from sold out concerts at the Hay Festival, recorded exclusively for ѿý Radio 3 in May this year. Today the Mithras Trio perform a piece composed by one of the most important female composers from France, Mélanie Bonis.

Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Nathaniel Anderson-Frank (violin)
ѿý Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

Mélanie Bonis
Soir et Matin, Op 76
Mithras Trio

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite - Les Boréades
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Biondi (conductor)

ѿý Radio 3: 25 FOR 25
Oyvind Torvund
Among the Clouds
ѿý Singers
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Gabriella Teychenne (conductor)

Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen, Op 15
Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
'Much Ado About Nothing' Suite, Op 11
Geneva Lewis (violin)
Llyr Williams (piano)

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Live with the ѿý Philharmonic

Ottorino Respighi
Trittico Botticelliano

Ruth Gipps
A knight in armour

Sergei Rachmaninov
The Isle of the Dead

ѿý Philharmonic
Jack Sheen (conductor)

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Nathaniel Anderson-Frank. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
  • Mel Bonis

    Soir et Matin

    Ensemble: Mithras Trio.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Les Boréades: Suite

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Biondi.
  • Øyvind Torvund

    Among the Clouds

    Choir: ѿý Singers. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.
  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen, Op 15

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    'Much Ado About Nothing' Suite, Op 11

    Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Llŷr Williams.
  • Morfydd Llwyn Owen

    Nocturne

    Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Jul 2025 13:00