Radio 3

Linton Stephens offers an afternoon of great performances including a live concert from Wigmore Hall with Chineke!, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto from Scotland and pianist Seong-Jin Cho at LSO St. Luke's. This week, Classical Live explores the world of the Coleridge-Taylors: daughter Avril and father Samuel; and we have exclusive chamber concert recordings from star South Korean Concert pianist Seong-Jin Cho and friends from the home base of the London Symphony Orchestra. Today’s programme also includes Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto performed by rising Swedish star violinist Ava Bahari. At 1pm live from the Wigmore Hall, the Chineke! Chamber Ensemble presents a concert of music by William Grant Still, Carlos Simon and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. LIVE from WIGMORE HALL, introduced for Classical Live by Hannah French. Chineke! Chamber Ensemble Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Nonet in F minor Op. 2 William Grant Still Miniatures Carlos Simon Giants ***** With Linton Stephens Repertoire includes: Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Ava Bahari (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra James MacMillan (conductor) Franz Schubert Fantasia in F minor, D. 940 Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Sunwook Kim (piano) Avril Coleridge-Taylor Valse Caprice BBC Philharmonic Orchestra John Andrews (conductor) Avril Coleridge-Taylor Comet Prelude Samantha Ege (piano) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra John Andrews (conductor) Joseph Haydn Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in D major, Hob. XVIII.11 Sebastian Wienand (fortepiano) Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Idyll Op. 44 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Emilie Godden (conductor)