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Dvorak’s ‘Dumky’ from the Z.E.N. Trio in Belfast and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra play Pejačević
Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the Z.E.N. Trio performing Dvorak’s ‘Dumky’ Trio at the Belfast International Arts Festival 2024.
Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances by 91ȱ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.
Throughout this week we hear the brilliant Z.E.N. Trio in concert recordings made at St Mark’s Church in Dundela as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival 2024. Today they play Dvorak’s Piano Trio No. 4, whose nickname ‘Dumky’ refers to the Slavic dumka dance upon which all six movements are based. There’s also Paganini pyrotechnics from the trio’s cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan alongside pianist Zee Zee.
In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary celebrations of Radio 3's New Generation Artist scheme next Monday, each day this week we feature an alumnus of the flagship talent development scheme as the soloist in a concerto with a European orchestra. Today, German pianist Igor Levit joins the NDR Elbphilharmonie for Bartok's Piano Concerto in No. 3.
Our orchestral focus on Finnish music-making continues with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra performing Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus – a concerto for birds and orchestra – and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra play an early work by Sibelius. They also provide our Centrepiece today at 3pm with a performance of Dora Pejačević’s Symphony in F sharp minor.
Plus 91ȱ Radio 3’s 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century – a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, Jasdeep Singh Degun marks the year 2004 with his composition Abbha: A Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan.
1303
Jean Sibelius
Rakastava, Op. 14 (version for string orchestra)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Nicolo Paganini
Variations on a theme from “Moses in Egypt”
Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello)
Zhang Zuo (piano)
Antonin Dvorak
Piano Trio No 4 in E minor, Op. 90, ‘Dumky’
Z.E.N. Trio
1400
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E
Igor Levit (piano)
NDR Elbphilharmonie
Alan Gilbert (conductor)
Jasdeep Singh Degun
Abbha: A Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan
Indian Classical Soloists
91ȱ Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor)
Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Sarah Richmond (mezzo soprano)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)
1500 - Centrepiece
Dora Pejačević
Symphony in F sharp minor, Op. 41
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
Z.E.N. Trio
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- Tue 25 Feb 2025 13:0091ȱ Radio 3