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Three hours of classical sparkle

Sarah Walker with glorious choral gems, sweeping orchestral sounds, and a celebration of chamber music venue the Wigmore Hall at 125.

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.

We're in the middle of the Wigmore Hall's 125th anniversary celebrations on BBC Radio 3, so in today's Sunday Sequence, Sarah will be showcasing recordings by some of the great performers appearing at the festival.

For this week's Choral Reflection, Sarah features the famous and much-loved setting of the Ave Maria by 16th-century English composer Robert Parsons; and there's the chance to indulge in the meaty first movement of Brahms's Violin Concerto, from the acclaimed 1991 recording by violinist Nigel Kennedy with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Klaus Tennstedt.

Plus, Antonio Vivaldi reimagined by Max Richter; and John Rutter - or is it George Gershwin?

A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3

Release date:

3 hours

On radio

Sun 31 May 202609:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 May 202609:00