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Conductor Vladimir Jurowski on Mahler, Shostakovich and Russia

Tom Service talks to conductor Vladimir Jurowski about his love of Mahler and hears about a concert celebrating the words and music of Persian women.

Tom meets Vladimir Jurowski, in town to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he has a long association. They discuss Vladimir鈥檚 mission to perform the complete orchestral works of Mahler, his relationship with his country of birth, Russia, and his appreciation of the music of Shostakovich, which began before he was even born.

Ahead of the concert Daughters of Persia in London this weekend, celebrating the words and music of Persian and Iranian women, Tom hears from the organisers about the story behind the project. He also hears from two of the Iranian women involved: comedian Shaparak 鈥楽happi鈥� Khorsandi and composer Aftab Darvishi.

Tom also celebrates Burns weekend, and, as ever, there鈥檚 the best classical music in new and classic recordings, with one or two surprise guests introducing their own releases.

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Sat 24 Jan 2026 09:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in D major Op.6 no.4 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Evgeny Sviridov.
    • Pantheon - Corelli's Orbit.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Apr猫s un r锚ve (3 songs Op.7)

    Performer: Peter Moore. Performer: James Baillieu.
    • Life Force.
    • Rubicon.
    • 101.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op.81 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.
    • ONYX.

  • Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie

    Pibroch Suite Op.42 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Platt.
    • Scottish Fantasies for Violin And Orchestra.
    • Cedille.
    • 1.

  • Amanda R枚ntgen-Maier

    6 Swedish airs and dances Op.6 (no.2)

    Composer: Julius R枚ntgen. Performer: El茅onore Billy. Ensemble: Trio Ernest.
    • The Wonderful Adventures of Amanda Maier.
    • Aparte.
    • 3.

  • Agathe Backer-Gr酶ndahl

    Til de D酶de (16 Songs Op.67)

    Choir: Kammerkoret Nova. Conductor: Julia Selina Blank.
    • Human/Nature.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 12.

  • Alexander Borodin

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Kurt Sanderling.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.

  • Michael Haydn

    Missa Sancti Hieronymi (Gloria; Et in terra pax)

    Singer: Julia Doyle. Singer: Kate Symonds-Joy. Singer: James Robinson. Singer: Malachy Frame. Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Matthew Martin.
    • Michael Haydn: Requiem Pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo & Missa Sancti Hier.
    • Linn Records.
    • 11.

  • Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Music Arranger: Takeshi Fuse. Performer: Mika Stoltzman. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Conductor: Steven Lipsitt.
    • Debussy: R锚verie, CD 76 (Arr. for Marimba and Strings by Takeshi Fuse).
    • AVIE Records.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano concerto no.3 in D minor Op.30 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Nobuyuki Tsujii. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.
    • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 鈥� Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no.9 (1st mvt - extract)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • LPO.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no.15 in A major Op.141 (1st mvt - extract)

    Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich.
    • Shostakovich Complete Symphonies.
    • Supraphon.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no.9 (2nd mvt - extract)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • LPO.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no.9 (3rd mvt - extract)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • LPO.

  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Canario (Fantas铆a para un gentilhombre)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Milos Karadaglic - Aranjuez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 10.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A minor (7 Fantasies Op.116)

    Performer: Kenji Miura.
    • Heimat.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 18.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna e mobile (Rigoletto)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma. Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi.
    • Jonas Kaufmann - The Verdi Album.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Enrique Granados

    Andaluza (Danzas espanolas, set 2)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Granados: Danzas espa帽olas, Op. 37: V. Andaluza (Playera).
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Kevin Day

    Cello sonata (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Thomas Mesa. Performer: Michelle Cann.
    • Navona Records.

  • James MacMillan

    So deep

    Ensemble: St Salvator鈥檚 Chapel Choir. Conductor: Tom Wilkinson.
    • Ca鈥� the Yowes - A Traditional Tapestry.
    • SANCTIANDREE.
    • 5.

  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorceror's Apprentice

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • Les Si猫cles Au Th茅芒tre Des Champs-脡lys茅es.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 16.

  • Reza Vali

    Love Drunk ["Mastom-Mastom"]

    Performer: Kian Soltani. Performer: Aaron Pilsan.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Oriental Dance (Scheherazade)

    Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler. Performer: Takako Nishizaki. Performer: Wolf Harden.
    • Naxos.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Trio in A minor (extract)

    Ensemble: Sitkovetsky Trio.
    • Bis.

  • Aftab Darvishi

    Sahar

    Performer: Mahyar Tahmasebi.
    • A Thousand Butterflies.
    • 30M Records.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Zadok the priest

    Choir: The Sixteen. Orchestra: Orchestra of The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.

  • Erkki Melartin

    Symphony no.5 in A minor Op.90 'Sinfonia brevis' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ari Rasilainen.
    • CPO.

  • Niel Gow

    Coilsfield House - Drunk at Night, Dry in the Morning

    Composer: Nathaniel Gow. Music Arranger: Maxwell String Quartet. Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op. 74 - Folk Music from Scotland.
    • Linn Records.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.
    • Mendelssohn & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos: Hilary Hahn.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano sonata no.25 in G major 'Cuckoo' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Beethoven 32, Vol. 7: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23-26.
    • Naxos.
    • 301.

  • Henry Purcell

    Pavan 脿 4 in G minor Z.752

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • Purcell: Chamber Music: London Baroque.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • George Gershwin

    Girl Crazy (Overture)

    Orchestra: WDR Funkhausorchester. Conductor: Wayne Marshall.
    • Born to Play, Wayne Marshall, Gershwin.
    • CAvi-music.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Jan 2026 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3