Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Live classical performance and interviews

Katie Derham is joined by the violinist Zoe Beyers, who announces her new position as leader of the Britten Sinfonia. Plus, Joshua Bell speaks about his upcoming performance at the ѿý Proms. And Katie is joined by Tom McKinney, who is in Wells ahead of Breakfast live tomorrow.

2 hours

Last on

Wed 20 Aug 2025 17:00

Music Played

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Louis Schwizgebel. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.
    • Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos 2 & 5.
    • ʴÉ.
    • 2.
  • Hart Pease Danks

    Silver Threads Amongst the Gold

    Performer: The Ilkeston Brass Band.
    • SANCTUARY.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Romantic Favourites.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.
  • Manuel Ponce

    Estrellita

    Performer: Zoë Beyers. Performer: Philip Moore. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.
  • Anna Clyne

    Masquerade

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Anna Clyne: Mythologies.
    • Avie.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Stephen Preston. Performer: Catherine Mackintosh. Performer: Christopher Hogwood. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Christopher Hogwood.
    • J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6: Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood.
    • L'Oiseau-Lyre.
    • 4.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Fratres

    Performer: Zoë Beyers. Performer: Philip Moore.
  • Frederick Delius

    Hassan (Prelude)

    Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Jamie Phillips.
    • Delius: Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1: Prelude.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.2 in D major Op.36 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Beethoven For All - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • Sibelius: Violin Concerto Op.47, Goldmark: Violin Concerto Op.28: Bell, LA Phil,.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Carl Davis

    Pride and Prejudice: Main Title

    Performer: Melvyn Tan. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.
    • Pride and Prejudice.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Cecilia McDowall

    Regina caeli

    Choir: Wells Cathedral School Choralia. Conductor: Christopher Finch.
    • NAXOS.
  • Franz Schubert

    Marche militaire in D major, D.733 no.1

    Performer: Maria João Pires. Performer: Hüseyin Sermet.
    • Schubert: Fantasie...: Pires, Sermet.
    • Erato.
    • 2.
  • Max Bruch

    Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46: II. Scherzo: Allegro

    Conductor: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 / Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Thomas de Hartmann

    Violin Concerto, Op. 66: I. Largo - Allegro

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Thomas de Hartmann Rediscovered.
    • Pentatone.
    • 1.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49: III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • Mendelssohn Piano Trios.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Bohème Atto I: "O soave fanciulla"

    Singer: Roberto Alagna. Singer: Aleksandra Kurzak. Conductor: Riccardo Frizza. Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia.
    • Puccini in Love.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer" (2nd mvmt Adagio)

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Emanuel Ax.
    • Sony.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Elektro-magnetische Polka, Op 110

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • SONY.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Aug 2025 17:00

Discover more music with Classical Mixtapes

Discover more music with Classical Mixtapes

A seamless 30-minute mix - every weekday at 7pm, on ѿý Sounds and on your smart speaker.