Radio 3

Linton Stephens presents an afternoon of great performances from some of today's outstanding classical musicians. In a week that focuses on some of today's busiest conductors, in today's programme we have New Zealand born Gemma New conducting much loved music by Sibelius and Grieg; Elim Chan presents music by Caroline Shaw; and the Swiss/Australian conductor Elena Schwarz offers a selection of vibrant orchestrations of Rachmaninov. From St Mary's Church in New Ross, Anna Fedorova performs one of Beethoven's most intense and dramatic sonatas from the recent New Ross Piano Festival and we have music for clarinet trio from there by three of today's finest chamber musicians. Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No 1 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Gemma New (conductor) New Ross Piano Festival: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, ‘Appassionata’ Anna Fedorova (piano) Jean Sibelius Symphony No 2 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Gemma New (conductor) New Ross Piano Festival: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Kegelstatt Trio K498 Finghin Collins (piano) Rachel Roberts (viola) Robert Plane (clarinet) Caroline Shaw Entr'acte for String Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Elim Chan (conductor) Sergei Rachmaninov/Ottorino Respighi Cinq Etudes Tableaux BBC Symphony Orchestra Elena Schwarz (conductor)