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Live from London's Wigmore Hall

Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih perform Prokofiev and Kabalevsky live in concert, plus Elgar's Violin Concerto from soloist Vilde Frang.

Tom McKinney with specially recorded music from across the UK and Europe. Includes cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih live from London's Wigmore Hall playing Prokofiev and Kabalevsky.

Elsewhere, Tom begins a week-long celebration of women conductors, shining the Classical Live Artist's Spotlight on the Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, formerly Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Gražinytė-Tyla directs the CBSO in a performance of Elgar's Violin Concerto, with soloist Vilde Frang, as well as Robert Schumann's 'Spring Symphony'.

Tom also selects highlights from the recent 'Michael McHale and Friends' festival at the Portico of Ards, featuring exclusive performances from the festival's namesake pianist.

Live from Wigmore Hall, presented by Hannah French

Dmitry Kabalevsky
Cello Sonata in B-flat major, Op.71

Julius Isserlis
Ballade in A minor

Sergei Prokofiev
Cello Sonata in C major, Op.119

Steven Isserlis (cello)
Connie Shih (piano)

Robert Schumann
Symphony No.1 in B-flat major, Op.38 'Spring'
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)

From the Portico of Ards:
Gabriel Fauré
Fantaisie, Op.79
Silvija Ščerbavičiūtė (flute)
Michael McHale (piano)

Mathilde de Rothschild
Mazurka in B minor, Op.2 No.6

Fryderyk Chopin
Nocturne in E major, Op.62 No.2
Michael McHale (piano)

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Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61
Vilde Frang (violin)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor)

From the Portico of Ards:
Howard Ferguson
Four Short Pieces, Op.6
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Michael McHale (piano)

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2 hours, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Cello Sonata in B-flat major, Op.71

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
  • Julius Isserlis

    Ballade in A minor for cello and piano

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cello Sonata in C major, Op.119

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Romance (arr. cello & piano)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih. Music Arranger: Steven Isserlis.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No.1 in B-flat major, Op.38

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Fantaisie, Op.79

    Performer: Silvija Ščerbavičiūtė. Performer: Michael McHale.
  • Mathilde Hannah von Rothschild

    Mazurka in B minor Op.2 No.6

    Performer: Michael McHale.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E Major, Op.62 No.2

    Performer: Michael McHale.
  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op.61

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Sonata for cello and piano (Op.65) in G minor, 3rd movement; Largo

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Inon Barnatan.
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Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Mar 2025 13:00