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Jeneba Kanneh-Mason plays Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 2

Linton Stephens with performances from the UK and Europe, celebrating the music of Black British composers & artists, including Jeneba Kanneh-Mason in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 2.

Linton Stephens showcases outstanding performances from across the UK and abroad.

Linton concludes his week on Classical Live with a visit to the Dresden Music Festival in Germany and a performance of Elgar’s 2nd Symphony and music by Hannah Kendall from the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Edward Gardner. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason joins the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest for a performance of Chopin’s 2nd Piano Concerto, John Andrews conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Avril Coleridge-Taylor, and the BBC symphony Orchestra is joined by conductor Martijn Dendievel to play Liszt’s symphonic poem “Les Prélides”. We’ll also hear music by Carlos Simon from Chineke!, and there’s 17th-Century music from a recent studio recording made by Radio 3’s current New Generation Baroque Ensemble – The Bellot Ensemble.

Leonard Bernstein:
Overture to Candide
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
Wayne Marshall (conductor)

Franz Liszt:
Les Préludes
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martijn Dendievel (conductor)

Carlos Simon:
Giants
Chineke!

Maurizio Cazzati:
Capricio sopra le sette notte
Bellot Ensemble (Radio 3’s current New Generation Baroque Orchestra)

Avril Coleridge Taylor:
In memoriam - to the RAF
BBC Philharmonic
John Andrews (conductor)

Fryderyk Chopin:
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano)
George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
Gabriel Bebeşelea (conductor)

From the Dresden Music Festival, Germany
Hannah Kendall:
The Spark Catchers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

Edward Elgar:
Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op 63
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Overture to Candide

    Conductor: Wayne Marshall. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Deep River, Op 56 No 10

    Performer: Samuel Nebyu. Performer: Charles Abramovic. Music Arranger: Maud Powell.

  • Franz Liszt

    Les Préludes

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martijn Dendievel.

  • Carlos Simon

    Giants

    Ensemble: Chineke! Chamber Ensemble.

  • Maurizio Cazzati

    Capricio sopra le sette notte

    Ensemble: Bellot Ensemble.

  • Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    In Memoriam: To the RAF

    Performer: John Andrews. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriel Bebeșelea.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Etude No.3 in E, Op.10 No.3 "Tristesse"

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriel Bebeșelea.

  • Hannah Kendall

    The Spark Catchers

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Five Mystical Songs: Easter

    Performer: Matthew Jorysz. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.

  • Jennifer Higdon

    O magnum mysterium

    Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.
    • Jennifer Higdon: O magnum mysterium.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony No. 2 in E flat, Op. 63

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

Broadcast

  • Last Friday 13:00
    BBC Radio 3