Wayne Marshall conducts Bernstein's "Jeremiah" Symphony
Linton Stephens with superb performances from the UK and beyond, celebrating Black British composers & artists, including Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Errollyn Wallen & Segun Akinola.
Linton Stephens presents outstanding performances from across the UK and beyond.
The Music is Black. As part of the 麻豆社鈥檚 collaboration with the V&A East Museum exhibition, Radio 3 is celebrating the music of Black British composers and artists across the week. A specially commissioned new work inspired by the exhibition, "On the Shoulder of Aunties and Uncles", composed by Segun Akinola and recorded by the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales, will be premiered and showcased throughout the week, alongside other great music from Black British composers and favourite classical tracks performed by Black British artists.
Linton continues his week on Classical Live with visits to Switzerland and Germany today, including music by Richard Strauss, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Leonard Bernstein. The 麻豆社 Orchestras are at centre stage too, including recent recordings of Sibelius and Dvorak from The Ulster Orchestra and music by Errollyn Wallen from the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. We鈥檒l also hear from Radio 3鈥檚 current New Generation Baroque Ensemble 鈥� The Bellot Ensemble 鈥� with a highlight from their most recent studio recording.
Jean Sibelius:
King Christian II suite
Ulster Orchestra
Junping Qian (conductor)
From the Lucerne Festival, Switzerland
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor:
Four African Dances, Op 58
Samuel Nebyu (violin)
Charles Abramovic (piano)
Richard Strauss:
Serenade in E flat, Op 7
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Wayne Marshall (conductor)
Antonin Dvorak:
My Homeland, Op 62
Ulster Orchestra
George Jackson (conductor)
From the Dresden Music Festival, Germany
Edward Elgar:
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85
Jan Vogler (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Errollyn Wallen:
Mighty River
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Dario Castello:
Sonata decima quinta a4
Bellot Ensemble (Radio 3鈥檚 current New Generation Baroque Ensemble)
From the St. Gallen Festival, Switzerland
Leonard Bernstein:
Symphony No 1 鈥淛eremiah鈥�
Hadar Halevy (mezzo-soprano)
St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
Wayne Marshall (conductor)
Segun Akinola:
On the shoulders of aunties and uncles
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Luis Castillo-Brice帽o (conductor)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor:
Nonet in F minor, Op 2
Chineke!
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- Tue 13 Oct 2026 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3