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Violinist Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque live at Wigmore Hall in London

Mark Forrest showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including a live concert from Wigmore Hall in London from violinist Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque.

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

The week begins with a live concert from London’s Wigmore Hall given by violinist Rachel Podger and her ensemble Brecon Baroque, showcasing the music of German Baroque composer and violinist Heinrich Biber.

We begin a week focusing on the Ulster Orchestra with a performance of Mozart’s 41st and final symphony, nicknamed the ‘Jupiter’. And throughout the week we’ll be hearing chamber music by Antonin Dvorak, starting today with a performance of his Piano Quintet No. 2 given by Ensemble 360 in their home venue of the Crucible in Sheffield.

1pm
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, presented by Hannah French.

Heinrich Biber
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major
Violin Sonata No. 5 in E minor

Johann Jakob Froberger
Suite in A minor

Heinrich Biber
Violin Sonata No. 6 in C minor
Violin Sonata No. 3 in F major

Rachel Podger (violin)
Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord)

2pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Ulster Orchestra
Michael Collins (conductor)

Hector Berlioz
Le Carnaval Romain
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op 81
Ensemble 360

Michael Gallen
How to go off (like a rocket)
Ulster Orchestra
Eduardo Strausser (conductor)

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Heinrich Biber

    Sonata No. 1 in A major for violin and continuo

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
  • Heinrich Biber

    Sonata No. 5 in E minor for violin and continuo

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
  • Johann Jakob Froberger

    Suite in A minor

    Performer: Marcin Świątkiewicz.
  • Heinrich Biber

    Sonata No. 6 in C minor for violin and continuo

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
  • Heinrich Biber

    Sonata No. 3 in F major for violin and continuo

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Waltz in A flat major Op.42

    Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Full Fathom Five (3 Shakespeare Songs, No 1)

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Music of the Spheres.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 501.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Le carnaval Romain

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op.81

    Ensemble: Ensemble 360.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Tu del ciel ministro eletto, from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46

    Performer: Dorothee Oberlinger. Performer: Marco Testori. Performer: Olga Watts. Performer: Axel Wolf. Performer: Evgeny Sviridov. Performer: Anna Dmitrieva. Performer: Gabrielle Kancachian. Performer: Kit Scotney. Singer: Bruno de Sá. Ensemble: Ensemble 1700.
  • Nadia Boulanger

    La Mer

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Merci.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 11.
  • Michael Gallen

    How to Go Off (Like A Rocket)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Eduardo Strausser.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Jul 2025 13:00