Wigmore Hall 125: Igor Levit performs Liszt
As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, the outstanding German pianist Igor Levit performs music by Ravel, Shostakovich and Liszt - Liszt's epic 'Dante Sonata' - live.
As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, the outstanding German pianist Igor Levit performs music by Ravel, Shostakovich and Liszt - Liszt's epic 'Dante Sonata' - live.
Also, we’re into our second week in which we profile the work of ten of today's outstanding conductors, featuring their work in exclusive recent recordings. Today, the focus is on the Estonian-American maestro Paavo Järvi, and we’ll hear him with two great German orchestras: the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky.
LIVE from WIGMORE HALL, introduced for Classical Live by Petroc Trelawny
Igor Levit (piano)
Maurice Ravel
2 mélodies hébraïques:
Kaddisch (arranged by Alexander Siloti for piano)
Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor Op. 61
Franz Liszt
Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie S161:
Après une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'
With Elizabeth Alker
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 ('Prague')
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 3
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
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- Mon 1 Jun 2026 13:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 3