James Ehnes joins the BBC Philharmonic in Saint-Saëns' Third Violin Concerto

Elizabeth Alker presents an afternoon of exclusive music-making from the UK and beyond including recent highlights from the Glenarm Festival of Voice. Featuring specially made recordings, with performances from the acclaimed soprano, Erika Baikoff, the Grammy award-winning mezzo, Fleur Barron, and one of today's leading recital tenors, Ilker Arcayürek.

Throughout the week, we'll be shining a spotlight on the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Today, they are joined by one of the world's finest violinists, James Ehnes, in a performance of Saint-Saëns' impassioned Third Violin Concerto.

We'll also hear from the NOVO Quartet, one of Denmark's most exciting young chamber ensembles and one of our current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

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BBC Philharmonic:
Camille Saint-Saens
Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
James Ehnes (violin)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Glenarm Festival:
Johannes Brahms
Lerchengesang
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Ideale
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lilacs
İlker Arcayürek (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)

NOVO Quartet:
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D major, Op 20 No 4, (1st movement)
NOVO Quartet

Ruth Gipps
Symphony No 5
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Glenarm Festival:
Richard Strauss
Befreit & Morgen!
İlker Arcayürek (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)

NOVO Quartet:
Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No 1 in E minor ('From my life')
NOVO Quartet

Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Road All Paved With Stars
BBC Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (cond)

Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante defunte
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

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