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

This week Classical Live explores opera without words, including today a live broadcast from Media City UK in Salford from the 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Clelia Cafiero performing operatic music by Puccini, Janacek and Richard Strauss. And we also have exclusive concert recordings from Portico of Ards in County Down including solos from harpist Catrin Finch. Plus, following his sad death in February, more highlights from a recital given by the Hungarian pianist and conductor Tam谩s V谩s谩ry.
Including:

Pablo de Sarasate
Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Ming Liu (violin)
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu (conductor)

From Portico of Ards:
Ekaterina Walter-K眉ne
Fantasie on Themes from 鈥楨ugene Onegin鈥�
Catrin Finch (harp)

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麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra Live Wednesday Concert series:

Giacomo Puccini
Capriccio Sinfonico
Richard Strauss
Macbeth
Leos Jan谩cek
The Cunning Little Vixen (Suite)

麻豆社 Philharmonic
Clelia Cafiero (conductor)

Fryderyk Chopin
Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat, Op. 22
Tam谩s V谩s谩ry (piano)

From Portico of Ards:
Nino Rota
Sarabande & Toccata
Catrin Finch (harp)