Rachmaninov's 4th Piano Concerto with Vadim Kholodenko

Linton Stephens showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, and a special celebration today of Sir David Attenborough at 100, including some of his favourite classical pieces and archive moments of him talking passionately about the music he loves.

This week Classical Live explores the world of the Coleridge-Taylors: daughter Avril and father Samuel; and we have exclusive concert recordings from star South Korean Concert pianist Seong-Jin Cho at LSO St Luke’s.

On today’s programme, it’s our last visit to the exclusive LSO St Luke’s recitals by South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho and friends; and we’ve more music from Samuel and Avril Coleridge-Taylor. We will indulge in Rachmaninov’s 4th Piano Concerto and with a choice of pieces from Sir David Attenborough marking his 100 birthday, including William Walton’s First Symphony and music about nature and the mysteries of the woodlands by Sibelius.

William Walton
Symphony No.1 in Bb minor
BBC Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)

Benjamin Britten
Hymn to Saint Cecilia
Tenebrae
Nigel Short (conductor)

Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Gemma New (conductor)

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Four African Dances, Op. 58
Samuel Nebyu (violin)
Charles Abramovic (piano)

Georges Bizet
L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Orchestre Nationale de France
Yutaka Sado (conductor)

Wolfgang Rihm
Mehrere Kurze Waltzes: Nos 1, 2, 4, 5, 13 and 18
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Sunwook Kim (piano)

Avril Coleridge-Taylor
To April
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Andrews (conductor)

Jean Sibelius
Tapiola, Op. 112
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)