Wigmore Hall 125: Igor Levit performs Liszt

As part of Wigmore Hall's 125th Anniversary Festival, the outstanding German pianist Igor Levit performs music by Ravel, Shostakovich and Liszt - Liszt's epic 'Dante Sonata' - live.

Also, we’re into our second week in which we profile the work of ten of today's outstanding conductors, featuring their work in exclusive recent recordings. Today, the focus is on the Estonian-American maestro Paavo Järvi, and we’ll hear him with two great German orchestras: the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky.

LIVE from WIGMORE HALL, introduced for Classical Live by Petroc Trelawny

Igor Levit (piano)

Maurice Ravel
2 mélodies hébraïques:
Kaddisch (arranged by Alexander Siloti for piano)

Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor Op. 61

Franz Liszt
Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie S161:
Après une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'

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With Elizabeth Alker

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 ('Prague')
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi (conductor)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 3
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Paavo Järvi (conductor)