The Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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

Pavel Haas Quartet.

Live from Wigmore Hall, the Pavel Haas Quartet from Czechia play Suk's Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale, Martinu's String Quartet No 2 and Korngold's String Quartet No 3. Presented by Hannah French. Suk: Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas), Op 35a; Martinu: String Quartet No 2; Korngold: String Quartet No 3 in D, Op 34. Pavel Haas Quartet.
(Live)

Tuesday 13th June 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:30 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023 (Part 1).

Pianist and broadcaster Iain Burnside and soprano Rebecca Evans present highlights from the Song Prize competition at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023, which takes place this week in the Dora Stoutzker Recital Hall at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Fourteen of the world's finest young singers are invited to perform their programme of lieder and art song, with only five going through to Thursday's Song Prize final. Competitors taking part are soprano Johanna Wallroth (Sweden), tenor Vasyl Solodkyy (Ukraine), mezzo Beth Taylor (Scotland), soprano Nombulelo Yende (South Africa) and soprano Meigui Zhang (China).

Friday 16th June 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Catriona Morison at the Schubertiade in Vilabertran 2022.

Sarah Walker looks back to 2017 when the Scottish mezzo Catriona Morison won the Main Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, as well as the shared Song Prize and was selected to join Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme. Since then, Catriona has been in great demand across Europe and Sarah presents highlights of a recital that she gave at the Schubertiade in Vilabertran in 2022. Brahms: Two songs for voice, piano and viola, Op. 91; Pauline Viardot-Garcia: In der Frühe, VWV. 1090; Nixe Binsefuss, VWV. 1132; Der Gärtner, VWV. 1097; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder; Strauss: Five Songs, Op. 15. Catriona Morison (mezzo), Lara Fernández (viola), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano).

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

Carousel Ensemble.

Andrew McGregor presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with Carousel Ensemble performing music by Debussy, Ravel and Henderickx. Based in Brussels, the ensemble was founded in 2019 by clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe, featuring a line-up of top-class musicians. Here, its septet formation plays works by two masters from turn-of-the-century France, Debussy and Ravel, alongside a 2016 work by the Flemish composer Wim Henderickx, inspired by the Madonna de la Macarena in Seville. Debussy, arr. Jelle Tassyns: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Henderickx: Lagrimas (Tears of Hope); Debussy, arr. Jelle Tassyns: Première rhapsodie; Ravel: Introduction et Allegro. Carousel Ensemble.
(Live)

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

Christian Tetzlaff and Friends at LSO St Luke's. Episode 1.

Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Kiveli Dorken perform music by Bartok, Webern and Beethoven, recorded at LSO St Luke's in London. Presented by Hannah French. Bartok: Sonata No 2. Webern: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7. Beethoven: Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.30 No.1. Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Kiveli Dorken (piano).
(Episode 1)

Monday 10th July 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

María Dueñas.

Andrew McGregor presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with María Dueñas playing violin sonatas by Beethoven, Schubert and Debussy, accompanied by pianist Julien Quentin. Born in Spain in 2002 and now resident in Austria, Dueñas has won a host of prizes over recent years, including first prize and audience prize at the 2021 Menuhin Competition in Richmond, Virginia, which led to her debut recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. She is a current member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 1 in D, Op 12 No 1; Schubert: Violin Sonata in A, D 574, Duo; Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor. María Dueñas (violin), Julien Quentin (piano).
(Live)

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

Kronberg Festival 2/3.

Chamber music from the 2022 Kronberg Festival, featuring some of the greatest string players in the world, including cellist Steven Isserlis in music by Ravel and Faure. Presented by Sarah Walker. Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello. Irène Duval (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello). Faure: Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor, Op 45. Irène Duval (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Steven Isserlis (cello), Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano).

Monday 24th July 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

New Generation Artists in Concert.

Pianist Eric Lu plays Schumann's Waldscenen, the Aris Quartet perform Schubert's 'Rosamunde' String Quartet, and countertenor Hugh Cutting sings Vaughan Williams's Linden Lea. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Schumann: Waldscenen Op.82. Eric Lu (piano); Schubert: String Quartet no. 13 in a-minor "Rosamunde". Aris Quartet. Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea. Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Christopher Glynn (piano).

Tuesday 25th July 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

East Neuk Festival (1/4).

From the East Neuk festival in Fife, pianist Bertrand Chamayou, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, violist Diyang Mei and the Belcea Quartet perform Brahms second sextet for strings and a selection of Debussy preludes for solo piano. Presented by Stephen Broad. Brahms: Sextet No 2 in G, Op.36; Debussy: La Cathedrale Engloutie; La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune. Belcea Quartet, Diyang Mei (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano).

Tuesday 22nd August 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Edinburgh International Festival 2023: Dunedin Consort.

The Dunedin Consort, along with their music director and harpsichordist John Butt, were winners of the 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Ensemble Award and are firmly established as favourites with the Edinburgh International Festival audience. Here they perform Bach's Orchestral Suites No 3 and No 1 at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Dunedin Consort, John Butt (director/harpsichord). Bach: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068; Orchestral Suite No 1 in C BVW1066.

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

Schwetzingen Festival (1/4).

Sarah Walker presents highlights from this summer's Schwetzingen Festival. Today's programme includes Chopin from cellist Christian Poltera and Haydn from the Dover Quartet. Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65. Christian Poltera (cello), Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano); Nielsen: Serenata in vano, FS 68. Sebastian Manz (clarinet), Dag Jensen (bassoon), Felix Klieser (horn), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Dominik Wagner (double bass); Haydn: String Quartet No. 30 in E flat, op. 33/2, Hob. III:38 'The Joke'. Dover Quartet.

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

Haydn Plus: Trio Karenine.

Hannah French presents a concert which focuses on the piano trio genre, given by the young French ensemble Trio Karenine, as they perform Haydn, Schubert and Korngold. Recorded at LSO St Luke's in September 2021. Haydn: Trio hob. 15/9 in A major. Schubert: Notturno D. 897. Korngold: Trio in D major, op. 1. Trio Karenine.

Thursday 7th September 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Haydn Plus: Aris Quartet.

The third of this week's Haydn Plus series of concerts, performed by the German-based Aris Quartet, and recorded at LSO St Luke's. Introduced by Hannah French. They perform two pivotal string quartets written at either end of the the composers' careers. The first is by Haydn, written at the end of his long career, the String Quartet Op. 76 no 2, nicknamed the 'Fifths', and the second work is an earlier quartet, by Haydn's pupil, Beethoven. Haydn: String quartet op. 76/2 "Fifths"; Beethoven: String quartet in F major Op. 18/1. Aris Quartet.

Monday 11th September 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Paul Lewis and Vertavo Quartet.

Hannah French presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with pianist Paul Lewis and Norwegian ensemble the Vertavo Quartet performing an all-Beethoven programme, including an unusual performance of the Fourth Piano Concerto in an arrangement by German composer Vinzenz Lachner, a conservative musician who struck up a friendship with Brahms. Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op 133; Beethoven arr. Vinzenz Lachner: Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58. Pauls Lewis (piano), Vertavo Quartet.
(Live)

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

Chouchane Siranossian - Bach and Beyond.

Hannah French presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall, with leading baroque violinist Chouchane Siranossian playing music by Bach and some of his contemporaries. Siranossian is joined by harpsichordist Leonardo García Alarcón for a typically intriguing programme which ranges across the baroque. With some of Bach's more famous violin works at its core, we also hear from some of the German and Italian composers who influenced him and from Gregory of Narek, a 10th-century Armenian mystic and poet. Bach: Violin Sonata in G, BWV1021. Farina: Sonata quinta detta La Farina. Naregatsi: Improvisation on Havun Havun. Walther: Passacaglia from Sonata No 6. Bach: Adagio from Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV1024; Fugue in G minor, BWV1026. Schmelzer: Violin sonata Victori der Christen. Locatelli: Sonata in D minor, Op 6 No 12. Chouchane Siranossian (violin), Leonardo Garcia Alarcón (harpsichord), Balazs Mate (cello).
(Live)

Monday 25th September 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Louis Lortie.

Versatile French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie performs Moments musicaux by Schubert and Rachmaninov. Presented by Andrew McGregor, and live from the Wigmore Hall. Schubert: 6 Moments musicaux D780. Rachmaninov: Moments musicaux Op. 16. Louis Lortie (piano).
(Live)

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

Elgar's Violin Sonata.

Tai Murray and Silke Avenhaus play Elgar's Violin Sonata and Szymanowski's Myths, along with a duo conceived for any combination of instruments by Californian composer Derrick Skye. Live from Wigmore Hall, presented by Hannah French. Szymanowski: Myths Op. 30; Derrick Skye: Duet for any two instruments; Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor Op. 82. Tai Murray (violin), Silke Avenhaus (piano).
(Live)

Tuesday 10th October 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Bach Up Close at LSO St Luke's. Episode 1.

In the first of four concerts of Bach chamber music this week recorded at LSO St Luke's in London, pianist Federico Colli plays Bach's Italian Concerto, the Fourth Partita, and Ferruccio Busoni's transcription of the great solo Violin Chaconne. Presented by Georgia Mann. Bach: Italian Concerto in F, BWV971; Partita No 4 in D, BWV828. Bach, transcribed by Busoni: Chaconne in D minor (from Partita No 2, BWV1004). Federico Colli (piano). Recorded at LSO St Luke's London, on 31 January 2020.
(Episode 1)

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

Sarah Walker presents a selection of highlights from the 2023 Chipping Campden and Tetbury Festivals, featuring works by Haydn and Chopin. Haydn: String Quartet in F, Op 77 No 2. Takács Quartet. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Opus 58. Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano).

Tuesday 24th October 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Lammermuir Festival 1/4.

Baritone Roderick Williams, the Maxwell Quartet and pianist Christopher Glynn at the Lammermuir Festival in East Lothian, performing chamber music by Elgar and Vaughan Williams. Presented by Stephen Broad. Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84. Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs. Roderick Williams (baritone), Maxwell String Quartet, Christopher Glynn (piano).

Monday 30th October 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Nicholas Daniels.

Martin Handley presents a live recital from London's Wigmore Hall by oboist Nicholas Daniels and pianist Huw Watkins, who play pieces by Clara Schumann and her husband Robert, and by Bologne and Althea Talbot-Howard. Bologne: The New Chevalier Sonata. Althea Talbot-Howard: The New Chevalier Sonata. Clara Schumann: 3 Romances, Op 22. Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op 73. Michael Berkeley: Second Still Life. David Matthews: Montana Taylor's Blues. Mozart: Sonata in F, K376. Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Huw Watkins (piano).
(Live)

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

Perth Pianos: Joanna MacGregor.

Joanna MacGregor pairs Ligeti's Musica Ricercata with Schubert's monumental final sonata in concert from the Perth Concert Hall. Presented by Stephen Broad. Ligeti: Musica Ricercata Op.1. Schubert: Sonata in B flat D960. Joanna MacGregor (piano).

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

Perth Pianos: Steven Osborne.

Steven Osborne explores the glories of Debussy in recital from Perth Concert Hall. Debussy: 2 arabesques, Ballade; La plus que lente, Pièce pour le vêtement du blessé, Élégie, Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon; Études 1-6; Pour le piano. Steven Osborne (piano). Presented by Stephen Broad.

Tuesday 7th November 2023 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Artist Spotlight: Yuja Wang and Friends.

Pianist Yuja Wang performs chamber music by Rachmaninov and Brahms at the 2023 Verbier Festival, accompanied by Daniel Lazakovich, Antoine Tamestit and Klaus Makela. Presented by Sarah Walker. Rachmaninov: Trio elegiaque No.1 in G minor. Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Makela (cello), Yuja Wang (piano). Brahms: Piano Quartet No.2 in A major, Op.26. Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Klaus Makela (cello), Yuja Wang (piano).

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

Artist Focus: Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich and Antje Weithaas.

Sarah Walker presents highlights from Summer Festival recitals by three celebrated artists. Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich perform Schumann's Fantasy Pieces and Debussy's much-loved Cellos Sonata at the Ravenna Festival, and German violinist Antje Wiethaas joins forces with cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and pianist Martin Helmchen in Dvorak's vivid Dumky Trio at the Oberstdorf Music Summer. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op. 73 Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano). Dvorak: Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op.90 'Dumky'. Antje Weithaas (violin), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano). Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135. Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano). Recorded at Palazzo Mauro De Andre in Ravenna on 8th July 2023 (Mischa Maisky and Martha Argerich), and Breitachklamm Hall Oberstdorf on 8th August 2023 (Antje Weithaas).