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Dvořák's Violin Concerto at the ѿý Proms

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor played by Isabelle Faust at the ѿý Proms.

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

Throughout the week, we are featuring highlights from this year's ѿý Proms. In today's programme Dvořák's lyrical Violin Concerto in A minor is played by Isabelle Faust with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and conductor Andris Nelsons, who also perform Arvo Part's heart wrenching Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten. We'll also hear mezzo-soprano Virginie Verrez in Ottorino Respighi's Il tramonto, played by the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

There's also summer music making from the Verbier Festival, with Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 101 in D, 'Clock', played by the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy, harp music by Henriette Renie performed by Tjasha Gafner, and a Mazurka by Agustin Mangoré played by guitarist Thibaut Garcia.

Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D, 'Clock'
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy (conductor)

Ottorino Respighi
Il tramonto
Virginie Verrez (mezzo)
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)

Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Mazurka appassionata
Thibaut Garcia (guitar)

Antonín Dvořák
Violin Concerto in A minor
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor)

Henriette Renié
Légende d‘après 'Les Elfes‘ de Leconte de Lisle
Tjasha Gafner (harp)

Arvo Pärt
Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor)

To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask ѿý Sounds to play Classical Live".

14 days left to listen

1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 101 in D, Hob. I:101 ('Clock')

    Orchestra: Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy.
  • Marcel Tournier

    Feerie

    Performer: Tjasha Gafner.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Il tramonto

    Singer: Virginie Verrez. Orchestra: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude op 28 no 20

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia.
  • Agustín Barrios Mangoré

    Mazurka apassionata

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Violin Concerto in A minor

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
  • Nicola Matteis, Jr

    Fantasia 'con discretione'

    Performer: Isabelle Faust.
  • Henriette Renié

    Légende d'après 'Les Elfes' de Leconte de Lisle

    Performer: Tjasha Gafner.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Sep 2025 13:00