Pianist Elisabeth Brauss live from Wigmore Hall

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Elizabeth Alker reflects on some recent highlights from the BBC orchestras and choirs, as they begin their new 2026/7 seasons. Today’s offering features baroque music from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra playing Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin. Music from current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists will feature throughout the week, with today showcasing music from the Astatine Trio and NOVO Quartet. Our featured artist this week is Verità Baroque, an ensemble on a mission to contextualise baroque chamber music in the 21st Century. Before that, the week begins with a live piano concert from London’s Wigmore Hall given by former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Elisabeth Brauss. She demonstrates her versatility with a diverse programme of music by Mozart, Bartók, Messiaen and Chopin. 1pm Live from Wigmore Hall, London. Presented by Hannah French. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata in F major, K. 332 Béla Bartók 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6 Olivier Messiaen Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus: No. 15, Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus Fryderyk Chopin Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 Elisabeth Brauss (piano) 2pm BBC Orchestra: Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV. 537 Thomas Fountain (trumpet) Gwyn Own (trumpet) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Jonathan Cohen (conductor) BBC Orchestra: Johann Sebastian Bach The Art of the Fugue (Nos. 1, 4, 7, 9) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Jonathan Cohen (conductor) BBC New Generation Artist: Joseph Haydn Piano Trio No. 45 in E-flat major, Hob. 15:29 Astatine Trio BBC Orchestra: Maurice Ravel Tombeau de Couperin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Gemma New (conductor) Artist Feature: Wilhelmine von Bayreuth Flute Sonata in A minor Taya König-Tarasevich (traverso) Veritá Baroque BBC New Generation Artist: Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet) NOVO Quartet To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".