James Ehnes joins the BBC Philharmonic in Saint-Saëns' Third Violin Concerto

Elizabeth Alker presents an afternoon of exclusive music-making from the UK and beyond, including recent highlights from the Glenarm Festival of Voice. Featuring specially made recordings, with performances from the acclaimed soprano Erika Baikoff, the Grammy award-winning mezzo Fleur Barron, and one of today's leading recital tenors, Ilker Arcayürek.

Throughout the week, we'll be shining a spotlight on the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Today, they are joined by one of the world's finest violinists, James Ehnes, in a performance of Saint-Saëns' impassioned Third Violin Concerto.

We'll also hear from the NOVO Quartet, one of Denmark's most exciting young chamber ensembles and one of our current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

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BBC Philharmonic:
Camille Saint-Saens
Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
James Ehnes (violin)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Glenarm Festival:
Johannes Brahms
Lerchengesang
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Ideale
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lilacs
İlker Arcayürek (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)

NOVO Quartet:
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D major, Op 20 No 4, (1st movement)
NOVO Quartet

Ruth Gipps
Symphony No 5
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Glenarm Festival:
Richard Strauss
Befreit & Morgen!
İlker Arcayürek (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)

NOVO Quartet:
Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No 1 in E minor ('From my life')
NOVO Quartet

Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Road All Paved With Stars
(compiled by Adrian Williams from music for the opera 'The Poisoned Kiss')
BBC Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (cond)

Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante defunte
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

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