Shostakovich 5 from the Royal Albert Hall
Elizabeth Alker showcases summers highlights including a visit to the Edinburgh Festival 2025 and the Aurora Orchestra playing Shostakovich鈥檚 5th Symphony by heart at the Proms.
Elizabeth Alker showcases highlights summer festivals home and abroad including the Aurora Orchestra playing Shostakovich鈥檚 5th Symphony by heart at the Proms.
Throughout the summer we鈥檒l be hearing from some of the best music-making at this year鈥檚 麻豆社 Proms. Today the Aurora Orchestra and their founder and principal conductor Nicholas Collon play Shostakovich鈥檚 powerful 5th Symphony by heart.
There are also highlights from across the Scottish capital with summer music making from the Edinburgh International Festival. Today the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and conductor Jonathan Sells give us music by Bach and Purcell and the Sitkovetsky Trio play Cecile Chaminade鈥檚 Piano Trio no 2.
Plus, Mozart from Germany's Schwetzingen Festival - a rarely heard arrangement of his 40th Symphony for violin, cello and piano four hands.
From the Schwetzingen Festival:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 (arr. Carl Burchard)
Daniel Dodds (violin)
Raphaela Gromes (cello)
Duo Tal & Groethuysen (Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen - piano)
From the Edinburgh International Festival:
JS Bach
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV. 225
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells (Conductor)
Cecile Chaminade
Piano Trio No. 2 in A minor
Sitkovetsky Trio
From the 麻豆社 Proms:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Daniel Dodds. Performer: Yaara Tal. Performer: Yaara Tal. Performer: Andreas Groethuysen. Performer: Andreas Groethuysen. Music Arranger: Carl Burchard. Music Arranger: Carl Burchard. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV226
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Jonathan Sells. -
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C茅cile Chaminade
Piano Trio No 2 in A minor, Op.34
Ensemble: Sitkovetsky Trio. -
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Jean鈥怘enri d鈥橝nglebert
* Suite No. 4 In D Major ; Chaconne De Galatee (M. De Lully)
Performer: Carole Cerasi. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No.14, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight"
Performer: Hisako Kawamura. -
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Henry Purcell
Hear my prayer, O Lord
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Jonathan Sells. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV225
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Jonathan Sells. -
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Mahdis Golzar Kashani
To The Pointer Stars
Ensemble: Sitkovetsky Trio. -
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Arthur Bliss
Things to Come: March
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal. -
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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in blue [transc. for piano]
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Menuet (Partita No 4 in D major, BWV 828)
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- Dances.
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Broadcast
- Mon 18 Aug 2025 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3