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Mark Forrest showcases the best performances by 麻豆社 orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Throughout this week Classical Live is spending time in Belfast鈥檚 Ulster Hall, with live concert recordings made specially for us there by the Ulster Orchestra. Today, we hear from their 2024-25 season opening concert, which featured pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason as the soloist in Beethoven鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 4. There鈥檚 also symphonic Bruckner from later in the season 鈥� his Symphony No. 1 in the Linz version.

And our focus on Dvorak鈥檚 chamber music continues with former 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Armida Quartet performing the String Quartet No. 14 at last year鈥檚 Rheingau Music Festival.

Plus there鈥檚 a chance to hear the latest from 麻豆社 Radio 3鈥檚 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 鈥� a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. Today, Kristina Arakelyan marks 2024, the 鈥榶ear of the Aurora鈥�.

1pm
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Eduardo Strausser (conductor)

Giovanni Battista Bononcini
Partir Vorrei (Polifemo)
Bruno da S脿 (male soprano)
Ensemble 1700
Doroth茅e Oberlinger (director)

Alessandro Scarlatti
Pi霉 non m'alletta e piace (Il Giardino d鈥橝more - Venere e Adone)
Bruno da S脿 (male soprano)
Ensemble 1700
Doroth茅e Oberlinger (recorder and director)

Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 14 in A flat major, Op. 105
Armida Quartet

Kristina Arakelyan
Northern Lights (麻豆社 Radio 3: 25 for 25 commission)
Kristina Arakelyan (piano)
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra

Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor (arr. for recorder)
Doroth茅e Oberlinger (recorder)
Ensemble 1700

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz version)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

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