Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Piano Trio

Available for 27 days

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 the BBC National Orchestra of Wales - together with soloist Akiko Suwanai - performing Camille Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No 3, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte. Plus, there’s more music from BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Julius Asal and the Astatine Trio. Our featured artist this week is the Verità Baroque ensemble, who are on a mission to contextualise baroque chamber music in the 21st Century. BBC Orchestra: Camille Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor, Op 61 Akiko Suwanai (violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jaime Martin (conductor) BBC New Generation Artist: Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in E-flat major, Op 117 No 1 Julius Asal (piano) Artist Feature: Wilhelmine von Bayreuth Harpsichord Concerto in G minor Alexander von Heissen (harpsichord) Veritá Baroque BBC Orchestra: Felix Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave), Op 26 BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) BBC New Generation Artist: Mieczyslaw Weinberg Piano Trio, Op 24 Astatine Trio To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".