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Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor from the Cowbridge Festival

Shostakovich's masterly Piano Quintet from this month's Cowbridge Festival is just one of today's highlights, alongside Stanford's 2nd Piano Concerto with Finghin Collins.

Shostakovich's masterly Piano Quintet recorded at this month's Cowbridge Festival is just one of today's programme highlights, alongside the rarely heard Stanford 2nd Piano Concerto with Finghin Collins and the Ulster Orchestra forming part of this week's spotlight on that orchestra. Presented by Al Ryan.

Also, a lilting Romance from Dvorak as Al shines a light on the Orsino Ensemble.

Charles Villiers Stanford
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op. 126
Finghin Collins (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Antonin Dvorak
Romance in F minor
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
Orsino Ensemble

Johannes Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Ulster Orchestra
Matthew Lynch (conductor)

Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Huw Watkins (piano)
Carducci Quartet

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.126

    Performer: Finghin Collins. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Romance in F minor, Op 11

    Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen. Ensemble: Orsino Ensemble.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34

    Performer: Esther Yoo. Performer: Zee Zee.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a theme by Haydn Op.56a vers. for orchestra

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Matthew Lynch.
  • Susan Spain-Dunk

    Lament for string orchestra

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano quintet in G minor, op 57

    Performer: Carducci String Quartet. Performer: Huw Watkins.

Broadcast

  • Wed 1 Oct 2025 13:00