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Fiona Talkington showcases the best performances by 大象传媒 orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Throughout this week we hear the brilliant Z.E.N. Trio in concert recordings made at St Mark鈥檚 Church in Dundela as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival 2024. Today they play Dvorak鈥檚 Piano Trio No. 4, whose nickname 鈥楧umky鈥� refers to the Slavic dumka dance upon which all six movements are based. There鈥檚 also Paganini pyrotechnics from the trio鈥檚 cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan alongside pianist Zee Zee.

In the lead-up to next Monday's 25th anniversary of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, every day this week Classical Live features an alumnus of the flagship talent development scheme as the soloist in a concerto with a European orchestra. Today, German pianist Igor Levit joins the NDR Elbphilharmonie for Bartok's Piano Concerto in No. 3.

Our orchestral focus on Finnish music-making continues with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra performing Rautavaara鈥檚 Cantus Arcticus 鈥� a concerto for birds and orchestra 鈥� and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra play an early work by Sibelius. They also provide our Centrepiece today at 3pm with a performance of Dora Peja膷evi膰鈥檚 Symphony in F sharp minor.

Plus 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 鈥� a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, Jasdeep Singh Degun marks the year 2004 with his composition Abbha: A Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan.

1303
Jean Sibelius
Rakastava, Op. 14 (version for string orchestra)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Nicolo Paganini
Variations on a theme from 鈥淢oses in Egypt鈥�
Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello)
Zhang Zuo (piano)

Antonin Dvorak
Piano Trio No 4 in E minor, Op. 90, 鈥楧umky鈥�
Z.E.N. Trio

1400
Bela Bartok
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E
Igor Levit (piano)
NDR Elbphilharmonie
Alan Gilbert (conductor)

Jasdeep Singh Degun
Abbha: A Tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan
Indian Classical Soloists
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor)

Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Sarah Richmond (mezzo soprano)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

1500 - Centrepiece
Dora Peja膷evi膰
Symphony in F sharp minor, Op. 41
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
Z.E.N. Trio

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