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The Sound of Violins: Nicola Benedetti, Phillipe Quint, Isabelle van Keulen

A special violin-driven edition with music from Nicola Benedetti, Phillipe Quint and Isabelle van Keulen. Plus new releases from pianist Stephen Hough and tenor Nicky Spence.

Violins to the fore! Jamie MacDougall presents a special violin-driven edition featuring Nicola Benedetti playing Elgar, Phillipe Quint introduces music from his latest album featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Isabelle van Keulen performs Prokofiev鈥檚 Violin Concerto No.1. Plus new releases from pianist Stephen Hough, Scottish operatic tenor Nicky Spence alongside classics from Dunedin Consort and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Mar 2025 19:00