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Wigmore 125: Brahms' Piano Quintet

The Leonkoro Quartet and pianist Igor Levit mark Wigmore Hall's 125th anniversary with a masterpiece by Brahms plus orchestral music by Beethoven and Strauss.

The Leonkoro Quartet and pianist Igor Levit mark Wigmore Hall's 125th anniversary with a masterpiece by Brahms and exclusive orchestral music by Beethoven and Strauss from American conductor Karina Canellakis.

As part of the Wigmore Hall’s 125th anniversary celebrations, we’ll be hearing specially recorded performances from the celebrated London venue's current festival. Today, former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Leonkoro Quartet join with German pianist Igor Levit for a performance of Brahms's thrilling Piano Quintet, alongside music by Mendelssohn and Haydn.

Today’s celebrated conductor spot is taken by the American Karina Canellakis, one of the most in-demand conductors of her generation. We’ll hear her conducting the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Beethoven’s Second Symphony and Richard Strauss’s tone-poem Death and Transfiguration; and also Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody with soloist Sophie Harmsen and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, of whom Karina is the Chief Conductor.

Introduced by Elizabeth Alker:

Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D Op. 76 No. 5
Leonkoro Quartet

Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung Op. 24
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Karina Canellakis (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Karina Canellakis (conductor)

Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
Igor Levit (piano)
Leonkoro Quartet

Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody, op. 53
Sophie Harmsen, alto
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Karina Canellakis (conductor)

Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80
Leonkoro Quartet

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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op. 76 No. 5

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio!

    Lyricist: Francesco Maria Piave. Singer: Lise Davidsen. Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Sommernachtskonzert 2024 / Summer Night Concert 2024.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 7.

  • Richard Strauss

    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

  • Elizabeth Poston

    An English Day-Book: X. Sweet Suffolk Owl

    Performer: Louise Thomson. Lyricist: Thomas Vautor. Choir: Corvus Consort. Conductor: Freddie Crowley.
    • Welcome Joy - A Celebration of Women’s Voices.
    • Chandos.
    • 510.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

    Performer: Igor Levit. Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

    Singer: Sophie Harmsen. Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour, Op 12

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Hyperion.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 13:00
    BBC Radio 3