Edinburgh International Festival 2018

BBC Radio 3 presents a series of concerts from Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Monday - The Dover Quartet
Live from the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. The Dover Quartet make their Edinburgh International Festival debut.

Programme
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor No. 5
Bartók: String Quartet No 2
Zemlinsky: String Quartet No. 2

• Producer: Laura Metcalfe

Tuesday - Nicola Benedetti, the Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr
Live from Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, internationally acclaimed Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti performs a programme of Baroque works with the Academy of Ancient Music.

Programme
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D

Vivaldi: Harpsichord Concerto in A
Telemann: Violin Concerto in A ‘The Frogs’
Telemann: Concerto in C for four violins
Telemann: Alster Overture-Suite in F
Vivaldi: ‘Dresden’ Concerto for violin in F

Nicola Benedetti, violin
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr, director / harpsichord

• Producer: Lindsay Pell

Wednesday - Viktoria Mullova and Katia Labèque
Live from Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, pioneering Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova is joined by charismatic French pianist Katia Labèque for a richly varied recital of Romantic and 20th century music.

Programme

Prokofiev: Solo Violin Sonata in D major
Schumann: Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor
Takemitsu: Distance de Fée for violin & piano
Arvo Part: Fratres
Ravel: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major

Viktoria Mullova, Violin
Katia Labèque, Piano

• Producer: Gavin McCollum

Thursday - Ilker Arcayürek and Simon Lepper
Live from Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and Turkish tenor Ilker Arcayürek takes to the stage for his Edinburgh International Festival debut. Joined by his regular musical partner, pianist Simon Lepper, they perform an enthralling selection of songs by Schubert and Wolf.

Ilker Arcayürek, tenor
Simon Lepper, piano

• Presenter: Donald Macleod
• Producer: Laura Metcalfe

Friday - Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin
Live Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, the Takács Quartet perform a selection of chamber works. Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins the ensemble for Dohnányi’s richly romantic first Piano Quintet.

Mozart: String Quartet No. 21 in D major
Dvořák: String Quartet in F ‘The American’
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No 1 in C minor

Takács Quartet
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

• Producer: Gavin McCollum

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