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Radio 3,02 Jul 2026,180 mins

Renaud Capuçon plays Korngold's Violin Concerto in D

Classical Live

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Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe. This week, Classical Live presents exclusive live recordings from some of the best youth orchestras in Europe; we’ll also hear performances by some of the brilliant young musicians currently enrolled in the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, in a recent season of lunchtime concerts at St George’s Bristol. Included in today’s programme - the joint forces of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and the Romanian Youth Orchestra with conductor Manfred Honeck in a concert last September at the Palace Grand Hall Budapest, performing music by Mozart and Korngold. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to 'Don Giovanni' Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Romanian Youth Orchestra Manfred Honeck, conductor Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 Renaud Capuçon, violin Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Romanian Youth Orchestra Manfred Honeck, conductor Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor. op. 33 Samuel Niederhauser (cello) Swiss National Youth Orchestra Félix Mildenberger (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Overture to 'Don Giovanni'
    Overture to 'Don Giovanni'
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    Piano Trio in A Minor
    Piano Trio in A Minor
    Maurice Ravel
  4. 3.
    Swan Lake Ballet Suite, Op. 20 (Excerpts): Act II, No. 10, Scène. Moderato
    Swan Lake Ballet Suite, Op. 20 (Excerpts): Act II, No. 10, Scène. Moderato
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky