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Pianist Yunchan Lim plays Rachmaninov at the Proms

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including superstar pianist Yunchan Lim performing Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4 at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms.

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Throughout the summer season we’ll be offering another chance to hear some of the best music-making at this year’s ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms. Today’s highlights include superstar pianist Yunchan Lim joining the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4.

Plus we shine a light on the former Radio 3 New Generation Artists performing this week at the Proms. Today, baritone James Newby sings Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe cycle.

But it's not all about the Proms - we’re also visiting other summer music festivals, across Europe and beyond. Across this week we’ll hear from the MUSIQ3 festival in Brussels, including Hervé Niquet conducting Le Concert Spirituel in Handel’s Coronation Anthems.

From the MUSIQ3 Festival in Brussels:
George Frideric Handel
My heart is inditing
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet (conductor)

From the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in London:
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Yunchan Lim (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

Plus:
Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe, Op. 48
James Newby (baritone)
Joseph Middleton (piano)

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2 hours, 56 minutes

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Thu 7 Aug 2025 13:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    My Heart is Inditing (Coronation Anthem No. 4)

    Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Gaspard de la nuit

    Performer: Beatrice Rana.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C Op. 33 No.3 'The Bird'

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor

    Performer: Yunchan Lim. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    "Schonste Nacht" from Die stumme Serenade

    Performer: Yunchan Lim.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    3 Dance Variations from Fancy Free: Galop, Waltz, Danzon

    Conductor: Christian Lindberg. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Bernstein: On the Waterfront.
    • BIS.
    • 11-13.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Quintet for string quartet and double bass, Op 77

    Performer: Leon Bosch. Ensemble: Navarra String Quartet.

  • Robert Schumann

    Dichterliebe Op.48

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: James Newby.

  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets)

    Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Performer: Dominic Martens. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Strauss / Holst: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 011.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Aug 2025 13:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3