The Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Tuesday 17th January 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

The Pavel Haas Quartet play Haydn's G major quartet, op 76, and the Nash Ensemble perform Mozart's String Quintet no 5 in D major in the Assembly Rooms at Bath Mozartfest 2022. Presented by Sarah Walker. Haydn: String Quartet No 1 in G major, op 76 no 1. Pavel Haas Quartet, Veronika Jarusakova (violin), Marek Zwiebel (violin), Karel Untermuller (viola), Peter Jarusek (cello). Mozart: String Quintet No 5 in D major, K 593. The Nash Ensemble, Stephen Waarts (violin), Michael Gurevich (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Rachel Roberts (viola), Adrian Brendel (cello).

Thursday 19th January 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Two works by Prokofiev feature in today's highlights from Bath Mozartfest 2022. Recorded in the Georgian splendour of the Assembly Rooms in Bath, renowned Czech ensemble, the Pavel Haas quartet perform Prokofiev's folk-inspired second string quartet. After a set of variations by Beethoven, virtuoso Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski plays Prokofiev's fiery seventh piano sonata, the second in a trilogy of works written during the Second World War. Presented by Sarah Walker. Prokofiev: Quartet no 2 in F, op 92. Pavel Haas Quartet. Veronika Jarusakova (violin). Marek Zwiebel (violin), Karel Untermüller (viola), Peter Jarusek (cello). Beethoven: 12 Variations on a Russian dance WoO 71. Simon Trpceski (piano). Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 7 in B flat, Op 83. Simon Trpceski (piano).

Monday 23rd January 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

The Doric String Quartet in Haydn and Beethoven.

Martin Handley presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with the Doric String Quartet performing one of Haydn's Prussian quartets and an early quintet by Beethoven with viola player Brett Dean. Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, the UK-based quartet enjoy a busy international career and promise to bring their trademark sophistication to Haydn's Dream quartet. Written in 1787, it owes its nickname to the gently moving chords of the slow movement. That is followed by the Storm quintet by Beethoven - his only original string quintet and a work unfairly overshadowed by those of Mozart and Schubert. Haydn: Quartet No 40 in F, Dream, Op 50, No 5, Hob. III/48; Beethoven: String Quintet in C, Op. 29, Storm. Doric String Quartet, Brett Dean (viola).
(Live)

Thursday 26th January 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

The George Enescu International Festival: Bach's Golberg Variations.

Sarah Walker introduces a performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations given at the 2022 George Enescu International Festival. The Sitkovetsky Trio plays Dmitry Sitkovetsky's own arrangement of Bach's masterful set of variations. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. Dmitry Sitkovetsky (arranger and violin), Alexander Gordon (viola), David Geringas (cello).

Tuesday 31st January 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Music in the Round. Episode 3.

Ensemble 360 perform concerts in Barnsley, Sheffield and Doncaster from the autumn series of Music in the Round, beginning with music by Suk, Brahms and Vaughan Williams. Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Chorale. Brahms: Three Intermezzi for Piano, Op 117. Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet. Presented by Sarah Walker.
(Episode 1)

Monday 13th February 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Christian Poltéra and Kathryn Stott.

Martin Handley presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall. Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra is joined by leading duo pianist Kathryn Stott to perform cello sonatas by Prokofiev, and Chopin, one of only nine works he wrote for instruments other than piano. Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C, Op 119; Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65. Christian Poltéra (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano).
(Live)

Wednesday 15th February 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Mostly Mozart. Episode 3.

Adam Walker adapts Mozart's Piano Sonata No 17 in B-flat for flute. Plus works by Schubert and Doppler. Presented by Tom Redmond. Schubert: Trockne Blumen Variations. Mozart: Sonata no. 17 in B Flat arr. for Flute and piano K.570. Doppler: Airs Valaques. Adam Walker (flute), James Baillieu (piano).

Monday 20th February 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

Hannah French presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performing three of Haydn's piano sonatas. The music of Haydn has become a regular preoccupation for Bavouzet, whose series of recordings of the complete piano sonatas is an ongoing project. Haydn: Piano Sonata in D, HXVI/24; Piano Sonata in A flat, HXVI/46; Piano Sonata in E flat, HXVI/52. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano).
(Live)

Monday 6th March 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Tine Thing Helseth and Kathryn Stott.

Hannah French presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and pianist Kathryn Stott joining forces for an eclectic programme that includes music by Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim, as well as Martinu's Sonatina and pieces by Grieg, Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Weill and Kreisler. Nordheim: Den forste sommerfugl. Martinu: Sonatina for trumpet and piano. Shostakovich: Four Romances on Poems by Alexander Pushkin, Op 46. Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango - Café 1930. Grieg: Six Songs, Op 48. Gershwin: Prelude No 2 in C sharp minor; By Strauss. Weill: Youkali. Kreisler: Toy Soldiers March. Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Kathryn Stott (piano).
(Live)

Tuesday 14th March 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Sounds of France - Marais, Couperin and Jacquet de la Guerre.

Sounds of France - in the first of four concerts, Ensemble Nevermind perform chamber music from the French baroque by Marais, Couperin and Jacquet de la Guerre. Introduced by Fiona Talkington. Marais: Suite No 4 in B flat. Couperin: Suite No 4 'La Piémontoise' (from Les Nations). Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No 4a in G minor.

Monday 20th March 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Francesca Dego and Alessio Bax.

Martin Handley presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, where Italian violinist Francesca Dego is accompanied by her compatriot Alessio Bax on piano. They perfrom Mozart's Violin Sonata in B flat K454, written for violin virtuoso Regina Strinasacchi of Mantua for a concert in Vienna in 1784, coupled with the autumnal nostalgia of Brahms' First Violin Sonata, inspired by a musical idea from the composer's own song Regenlied (Rain Song) and consequently sometimes referred to as the Rain Sonata. Mozart: Violin Sonata in B flat, K454; Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op 78. Francesca Dego (violin), Alessio Bax (piano).
(Live)

Monday 27th March 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Steven Isserlis and Friends.

Andrew McGregor presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with cellist Steven Isserlis joined by a star-studded ensemble of musicians for programme of music by neglected 18th-century master Luigi Boccherini. Boccherini: String Quintet in D minor, Op 13 No 4; Cello Sonata No 2 in C minor; Cello Concerto No 7 in G. Steven Isserlis (cello), Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violin), Irène Duval (violin), Eivind Ringstad (viola), Vashti Hunter (cello), Lucy Shaw (double bass), Maggie Cole (harpsichord).
(Live)

Tuesday 28th March 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

The Birmingham Barber Series (Part 1). Episode 1.

New Generation Artists past and present perform a series of concerts from the Elgar Concert Hall as part of the Barber Lunchtimes at the University of Birmingham. The series follows the theme of Journeys and is launched by the Mithras Trio performing music by Beethoven and Erod. Introduced by Andrew McGregor. Mithras Trio: Ionel Manciu (violin), Dominic Degavino (piano), Leo Popplewell (cello). Beethoven: Trio in B flat, Op 11, `Gassenhauer". Erod: Piano Trio No 1.
(Episode 1)

Wednesday 12th April 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Edinburgh New Town Concert Series (2/4).

Stephen Broad presents the second of four performances recorded at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, featuring the award-winning Van Baerle Trio performing Fauré and a French take on Schumann's String Quartet No 3 by former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Quatuor Ébène. Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120. Van Baerle Trio. Schumann: String Quartet No 3, Op 41. Quatuor Ébène.

Monday 17th April 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Nash Ensemble.

Andrew McGregor presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall by the Nash Ensemble, who play Fauré's Piano Quartet No 1 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No 14. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat, K449; Fauré: Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15. Nash Ensemble.
(Live)

Tuesday 18th April 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

2019 Hay Festival - Ravel Plus.

Sarah Walker presents Ravel Plus, with music performed by violinist Aleksey Semenenko with pianist Inna Firsova, recorded at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye, during the Hay Festival. The concert includes Ravel's mature and final chamber work, the three movement jazz-infused second violin sonata. Also in the concert alongside music by Chaminade, Szymanowski and Saint-Saëns, is Ravel's virtuosic Tzigane, which took inspiration from Hungarian Gypsy folk music. Ravel: Violin Sonata No 2 in G. Chaminade: Romanza Appassionata; Sérénade espagnole. Szymanowski: Myths, Op 30 No 1 (The Fountain of Arethusa). Saint-Saëns: Havanaise in E, Op 83. Ravel: Tzigane, rapsodie de concert. Aleksey Semenenko (violin), Inna Firsova (piano).

Monday 1st May 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Tom Borrow.

Hannah French presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with pianist Tom Borrow performing pieces by Bach, Franck and Rachmaninov. Singled out as one to watch by both Gramophone and International Piano magazines, as well as being named Musical America's New Artist of the Month, Borrow is also currently a member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme. Bach: Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971; Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue; Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op 42. Tom Borrow (piano).
(Live)

Tuesday 2nd May 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Maxwell Quartet and friends bring Brahms's joyful String Sextet No 2 to Perth audiences, at the Perth Concert Hall. Presented by Stephen Broad. Brahms: String Sextet No 2 in G; Trad. Arr. Maxwell: MacIntosh's Lament & Reels - Auld Foula, Oot and In Da Harbour; Maxwell: Haripol; Trad. Arr Maxwell Quartet: Cill Mhuire. Maxwell String Quartet, Scott Dickinson (viola), Su'a Lee (cello).

Friday 5th May 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Brahms from Perth Concert Hall (4/4).

Rising stars Irène Duval and Sam Armstrong perform Brahms's sunny A major Violin Sonata, at Perth Concert Hall. Brahms: Violin Sonata No 2 in A; Suk: Burlesque; Martinu: Violin Sonata No 3; Dvorak: 4 Romantic Pieces Op 75 No 1. Irène Duval (violin), Sam Armstrong (piano).

Monday 15th May 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Alina Ibragimova & Cédric Tiberghien.

Hannah French presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cédric Tiberghien performing the first two of Schumann's three violin sonatas, both composed towards the end of his life. Schumann: Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor, Op 105; Violin Sonata No 2 in D minor, Op 121. Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano).
(Live)

Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

World of Classical (Part 1). Episode 1.

Violinist Jennifer Pike joins Indian maestros and sarod players Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash to perform folk music from Bengal and Assam. Plus, tributes to the poet and composer Rabindranath Tagore, ragas composed by Sarod master Amjad Ali Khan and solo violin music by JS Bach. Presented by Stephen Broad and recorded at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. JS Bach: Preludio from Partita No 3 in E for solo violin BWV1006. Folk music from Bengal and Assam: Selection of Bhatiyali and Raga Kamage. Amjad Ali Khan: Sacred Evening (Raga Yaman). Amjad Ali Khan: Romancing Earth (Raga Pilu).
(Episode 1)

Monday 29th May 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Mariam Batsashvili Plays Chopin, Liszt and Schubert.

Martin Handley presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with pianist Mariam Batsashvili performing a programme of Chopin, Schubert and Liszt. Chopin: Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23; Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante from Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie S161; Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, D935, No 1. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 14 in F minor, S244. Mariam Batsashvili (piano).
(Live)

Monday 5th June 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Orsino Ensemble.

Martin Handley presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with the Orsino Ensemble performing Britten's Sextet, Reicha's Quintet and Janacek's Mladi. Janacek's nostalgic celebration of youth is set against Britten's little-known movement of 1930, and the most famous of the wind quintets by the highly original Czech-born Reicha. Britten: Movement for wind sextet; Reicha: Wind Quintet in E flat, Op 88 No 2. Janacek: Mladi. Orsino Ensemble.
(Live)

Tuesday 6th June 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Quebec Summer Festivals 2022 (1/4).

Sarah Walker begins a week of lunchtime concerts of performances recorded last summer at some of Canada's music festivals. Each day this week, there will be performances from the Montreal-born piano virtuoso and composer Marc-André Hamelin - including Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata - as well as some of Canada's musical stars of the future. Among these is Timothy Chooi, winner of the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition, who plays Mozart. CPE Bach: Württemberg Sonata No. 2, Wq 49. Marc-André Hamelin (piano); Vincent Delorme (1993) - Valse cosmique from 'Quatuor à tout prendre'. Rose Naggar-Tremblay (contralto), Andara Quartet; Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A, K. 526. Timothy Chooi (violin), Serhiy Salov (piano).

Friday 9th June 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Quebec Summer Festivals 2022 (4/4).

Sarah Walker rounds off a week of lunchtime concerts from some of Canada's leading music festivals with a performance of Beethoven's towering 'Hammerklavier' from the Montréal-born pianist Marc-André Hamelin, And, to wind down, there are a couple of encores from two of Canada's stars of the future. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier'. Marc-André Hamelin (piano). John Williams: Main Theme from Schindler's List'. Timothy Chooi (violin), Serhiy Salov (piano). Rose Naggar-Tremblay: Je me souviens à toi Rose Naggar-Tremblay (contralto). Andara Quartet.