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Throughout the week, Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of compelling performances from the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in their 90th anniversary year and shines a spotlight on violin concertos of the Romantic era. There鈥檚 also music from Sweden, including recitals by Piotr Anderszewski, the Swedish Radio Choir and the 2025 Change Music Festival.

On today鈥檚 Classical Live, the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart鈥檚 24th Piano Concerto with soloist Elisabeth Leonskaja and conductor Ludovic Merlot and also Gemma New conducts the orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Symphony No 5 from Edinburgh鈥檚 Usher Hall in May this year.

From the Swedish chamber music festival 2025 Music for Change, Elizabeth has Dvorak鈥檚 A Major Piano Quintet; plus Elizabeth has a selection of music from the 100th birthday celebrations of the Swedish Radio Choir.

Today鈥檚 Romantic violin concerto comes from Korngold and features violinist Veronika Eberle with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra; and with advent approaching, there鈥檚 also time for a fitting Bach Cantata - performed by Harpa 脫sk Bj枚rnsd贸ttir and the Hallgr铆m's Church Choir in Reykjav铆k last December.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto 24 in C minor, K491
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ludovic Merlot (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
Harpa 脫sk Bj枚rnsd贸ttir (soprano)
Hallgr铆m's Church Choir
Br谩k Baroque Ensemble
Steinar Logi Helgason (conductor)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto in D, Op 35
Veronika Eberle (violin)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lorenzo Viotti (conductor)

Antonin Dvorak
Piano Quintet in A, Op 81
Malin Broman (violin)
Annabelle Meare (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Jesper Svedberg (cello)
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)

Piotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth

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