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The Kaleidoscope Collective live from Wigmore

The Kaleidoscope Collective live from Wigmore Hall and highlights from this summer's Ryedale Festival featuring Radio 3's New Generation Artists plus Britten and his contemporaries

Mark Forrest introduces an afternoon of specially recorded music including highlights from this summer's Ryedale Festival in Yorkshire, bringing music to some of the wonderful halls and churches in the rural north-east of the county. This week we feature concerts given by some of Radio 3's New Generation Artists.

Also this week Mark features British orchestral music by Benjamin Britten and his contemporaries, in particular the music of Walton and Tippett. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra provide an all too rare chance to hear Britten's Diversions for piano left-hand and orchestra in a recent recording with pianist Clare Hammond.

But we begin the week with a live concert from Wigmore Hall. Robin Holloway’s new Piano Quartet, dedicated to the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective’s artistic director and pianist Tom Poster, receives its first London outing this lunchtime. It stands alongside one of Holloway’s most beloved composers, Brahms, and the emotionally turbulent First Piano Quartet.

Wigmore Hall Live
introduced by Petroc Trelawny

Robin Holloway
Piano Quartet, Op. 143 (London première)

Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective:
Elena Urioste (violin)
Rosalind Ventris (viola)
Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Tom Poster (piano)

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From 2pm

William Walton
Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Orchestre Nationale de France
Cristian Macelaru Bernardini (conductor)

From the Ryedale Festival:
Mel Bonis
Sonata for flute and piano
Elizaveta Ivanova (flute)
Sanja Bizjak (piano)

Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Santiago Sánchez (tenor)
Christopher Glynn (piano)

Benjamin Britten
Diversions for piano left-hand and orchestra, Op. 21
Clare Hammond (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
George Vass (conductor)

See also Radio 3 in Concert this week for more from Ryedale.

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Clara Schumann

    Ihr Bildnis Op. 13 No. 1

    Music Arranger: Tom Poster. Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
  • Robin Holloway

    Piano Quartet, Op. 143

    Ensemble: Kaleidescope Chamber Collective.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
  • William Walton

    Improvisations on an impromptu of Benjamin Britten for orchestra

    Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice, symphonic scherzo

    Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France.
  • Mel Bonis

    Sonate

    Performer: Elizaveta Ivanova. Performer: Sanja Bizjak.
  • Robert Schumann

    Dichterliebe, Op. 48

    Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.
  • Edward Elgar

    The Little Bells (The Wand of Youth - Suite no.2)

    Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.
    • Elgar: Wand of Youth Suites No.1 & 2: New Zealand SO/Judd.
    • Naxos.
    • 9.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Diversions for Piano (left- hand) and Orchestra Op.21

    Performer: Clare Hammond. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Vass.
    • BIS.

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Oct 2025 13:00