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Violinist Ray Chen in the studio

Sara Mohr-Pietsch welcomes violinist Ray Chen to the show - and plays the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack this weekend.

Sara's guest is the violinist Ray Chen who has redefined what it means to be a classical superstar. Whether it's on concert stages, through his teaching resources or via talking about music and the violin via his social media channels, Ray has reached millions with his magnetic playing and love of people. He's in London to play Korngold's much loved Hollywood infused concerto and pops into the studio to chat to Sara.

The Chinese American composer Du Yun won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 2017 for her opera Angel's Bone - a piece uses her eclectic musical style to tell a dark allegory about human trafficking. She talks to Sara about the piece ahead of its UK premiere in Manchester this week with English National Opera.

And as our focus on 'Creators' continues - Sara talks to the legendary American folk singer songwriter and activist Peggy Seeger. Now 90 and having written what she calls her "absolutely final album" Peggy chats about how some of her most famous protest anthems were made.

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Music Played

  • Reinhold Moritzevich Gli猫re

    Harp concerto in E flat major Op.74 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev.
    • Gli猫re: Concerto for Harp - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4.
    • Platoon.
    • 3.

  • Crist贸bal de Morales

    Parce mihi, Domine

    Music Arranger: Simon鈥怭ierre Bestion. Ensemble: La Temp锚te.
    • Bomba Flamenca.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 18.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in A major D.959 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonata & Moments musicaux.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin concerto in D minor Op.47 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ava Bahari. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu鈥怣atias Rouvali.
    • Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Lemmink盲inen Suite.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3.

  • Gabriela Lena Frank

    Downtown (Manhattan Serenades)

    Performer: Aron Zelkowicz. Performer: Christina Wright-Ivanova.
    • American Vignettes.
    • Toccata Next.
    • 108.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    2 Symphonic Dances Op.45 (no.1)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • DG.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in G major 'Gypsy Rondo' H.15.25 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Riccardo Minasi. Performer: Federico Toffano. Performer: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.

  • Gabriela Ortiz

    Revolucion diamantina (Todas)

    Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Platoon Ltd.

  • Alfonso Ferrabosco

    Galliard in the Third Tuning

    Performer: Jordi Savall.
    • The Punckes Delight.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 13.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano oncerto no.3 in C minor Op.37 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malin Broman.
    • Beethoven/5 Vol. 5.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita for Solo Violin no.3 in E BWV.1006 (Prelude & Gavotte en Rondeau)

    Performer: Ray Chen.
    • decca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin sonata no.22 in A major K.305 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Christoph Eschenbach.
    • Sony.

  • Toshio Masuda

    Pallet Town

    Music Arranger: Andrew Skeet. Performer: Ray Chen. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.
    • Decca.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Violin concerto in D major Op.35 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ray Chen. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.
    • Decca.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Nisi Dominus (Vespers)

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.
    • Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 8.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Four Songs for Piano Op.8 (no.3)

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili.
    • 麻豆社 New Generation Artists recording.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Cello concerto Op.91 'Kentaurus unit' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Dixon. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.
    • Yoshimatsu: The Age of Birds, Cello Concerto & Chikap.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.

  • Nicola Matteis

    Suite in G major (Sarabanda)

    Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte. Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • The Mad Lover.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 18.

  • Richard Wagner

    Tannhauser (Overture)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • DG.

  • Peggy Seeger

    I'm Gonna Be An Engineer

    • Blackthorne Records.

  • Peggy Seeger

    Sing About These Hard Times

    • Red Grape Records.

  • Peggy Seeger

    Freight Train Blues

    • Smithsonian Folkways.

  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring (extract)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Copland the Populist.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 14.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Trio Sonata in E minor, BuxWV.258

    Ensemble: Arcangelo.
    • Alpha.

  • Dora Peja膷evi膰

    Erinnerung Op.24

    Performer: Ivana Gavri膰.
    • Throwback to Dance.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 115.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Une barque sur l'oc茅an (Miroirs)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • French Orchestral Favourites.
    • Chandos.
    • 104.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Magnificat in D major Wq.215 (Magnificat anima mea)

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks

    Promenade (Etruscan Concerto)

    Performer: Caroline Almonte. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.
    • ABC.

Broadcast

  • Saturday 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3