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14/09/2025

A complete performance of a new release of Finnish composer Kalevi Aho's Moonlight Concerto.

A complete performance of a new release of Finnish composer Kalevi Aho's evocative Double Concerto for viola, percussion and orchestra, his "Moonlight Concerto", plus other key recent recordings of the week.

Aho: Double Concerto for Viola, Percussion and Orchestra "Moonlight Concerto"
Hiyoli Togawa (viola)
Alexej Gerassimez (percussion)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Anja Bihlmaier

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59 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano trio no.5 in D major Op.70 no.1 'Ghost' (1st mvt)

    • BEETHOVEN FOR THREE: SYMPHONY NO.1 / OP.70 NO.1 'GHOST' / OP.11 'GASSENHAUE.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 5.
  • William Grant Still

    Symphony no.4 'Autochthonous' (extract)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • DG.

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  • Sun 14 Sep 2025 20:00

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