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Radio 3,15 Jun 2026,180 mins

Alina Ibragimova, Christian Poltera & Cedric Tiberghien live from Wigmore Hall

Classical Live

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Mark Forrest introduces an afternoon of live music and specially recorded performances from around the world. In today’s programme, music from the Barber Series of Lunchtime Concerts at the University of Birmingham, where the Chaos Quartet play Bartok's 3rd quartet. Also today, Mark begins a week of recent live recordings from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – this afternoon, you can hear nature-inspired pieces by Finnish composers Rautavaara and Sibelius. And, as ever on a Monday, we’re live from London's Wigmore Hall, where today violinist Alina Ibragimova, cellist Christian Poltera and pianist Cedric Tiberghien play piano trios by Debussy and Ravel. Wigmore Hall Live Alina Ibragimova (violin) Christian Poltera (cello) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Claude Debussy – Piano Trio in G Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor ***** c.14:00 Einojuhani Rautavaara – Cantus Arcticus Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.5 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Geoffrey Paterson (conductor) Bela Bartok – String Quartet No.3 Chaos Quartet Eric Coates - Four Centuries Suite BBC Philharmonic Orchestra John Wilson (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Piano Trio in G major
    Piano Trio in G major
    Claude Debussy
  3. 2.
    Piano Trio in A minor
    Piano Trio in A minor
    Maurice Ravel
  4. 3.
    Cantus Arcticus, Op.61 (Concerto for birds and orchestra)
    Cantus Arcticus, Op.61 (Concerto for birds and orchestra)
    Einojuhani Rautavaara