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Mark Forrest showcases exclusive performances including Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker music live from Wigmore Hall with pianist Simon Trp膷eski, and a series of recent recordings from the Continent featuring British orchestras abroad. Presented by Mark Forrest.

The week begins with a live concert from London鈥檚 Wigmore Hall given by pianist Simon Trp膷eski, who has put together a programme of dance-related music for piano by Ravel and Tchaikovsky.

Throughout the week we鈥檙e hearing from concerts given by British orchestras on tour in Europe. Today, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra play Berlioz from a concert given earlier this year at the Saar International Music Festival in South West Germany, and Vadim Gluzman is the soloist in Szymanowski鈥檚 2nd Violin Concerto with the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra performing in Warsaw.

Plus we shine our Artist Spotlight on recently graduated Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Chaos String Quartet. Today we hear them play Mozart鈥檚 String Quartet No. 17, nicknamed 鈥楾he Hunt鈥�.

1pm
Live from Wigmore Hall, London; presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons, Op. 37a: October (Autumn song)
Dumka, Op. 59

Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Pletnev
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a

Simon Trp膷eski (piano)

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Hector Berlioz
Le Carnaval Romain
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No.17 in B flat major, 'The Hunt'
Chaos String Quartet

Karol Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Vadim Gluzman (violin)
蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Olari Elts (conductor)

Jean Sibelius
Lemminkainen鈥檚 Return (Lemminkainen Suite, Op. 22)
蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Olari Elts (conductor)

Marco Uccellini
Aria Sopra La Bergamasca, Op. 3 No. 5
Chaos String Quartet

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