Berlioz Harold in Italy
Fiona Talkington introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings including Berlioz's Harold in Italy symphony and recent studio recordings by Radio 3's New Generaton Artists
Fiona Talkington brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making which includes a spotlight on Italian Vistas. The programme opens with a performance from Italy's radio orchestra, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. They perform Respighi's symphonic poem Pines of Rome. In keeping with the Italian spotlight, violist El莽im 脰zdemir joins the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and conductor Jonathan Nott to perform Berlioz Harold in Italy. Also featured is a recital from La Scintilla Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Minasi who perform music by Schmelzer and Merula.
There are also recordings from the current Radio 3 New Generation Artists throughout - clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan plays Charles Villiers Stanford, the Kleio Quartet play Mozart and violinist Hana Chang joins the 麻豆社 Philharmonic to perform Bruch's Violin Concerto.
Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma), symphonic poem
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Andr茅s Orozco-Estrada (conductor)
Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Charles Villiers Stanford
3 Intermezzi Op.13
Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet)
Dominic Degavino (piano)
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Die Fechtschule
La Scintilla Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
Tarquinio Merula
Ballo detto Pollicio
La Scintilla Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)
Hector Berlioz
Harold en Italie, op. 16
El莽im 脰zdemir (viola)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Jonathan Nott (conductor)
Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in D major K.575
Kleio Quartet
Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto
Hana Chang (violin)
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Daniel (conductor)
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- Tue 24 Feb 2026 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3