Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 in B flat from the Netherlands

Alexandra Humphreys brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making including performances a great summer of music-making in the U.K and abroad.
From the Dutch Summer Concerts in Amsterdam, pianist Alexandre Tharaud joins the Philzuid and conductor Duncan Ward for Gershwin’s exuberant Rhapsody in Blue. The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, directed by violinist Michael Waterman, performs Bach’s Contrapunctus 1 from The Art of Fugue, while the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Santtu-Matias Rouvali take on Prokofiev’s powerful Symphony No. 5. Also from Amsterdam, Trio Pantoum performs Dvořák’s much-loved Dumky Trio.

At the Utrecht Early Music Festival, mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik joins Le Poème Harmonique, directed by Vincent Dumestre, alongside tenor Serge Goubioud, tenor Martial Pauliat and baritone Igor Bouin, for Vivaldi’s Nisi Dominus in G minor.

And from the Edinburgh International Festival, Benjamin and Salamon Eredics explore the rich musical traditions of the Balkans and Transylvania, performing the folksongs ‘Rastanak’ (Farewell) and ‘Elment a madárka’ (The little bird has gone).

Dutch Summer Concerts, Amsterdam
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Philzuid (South Netherlands Philharmonic)
Duncan Ward (conductor)

Dutch Summer Concerts, Amsterdam
Johann Sebastian Bach
Contrapunctus 1, from 'The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080'
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Michael Waterman (violin, direction)

Utrecht Early Music Festival
Antonio Vivaldi
Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608
Eva Zaïcik (mezzo-soprano)
Serge Goubioud (tenor)
Martial Pauliat (tenor)
Igor Bouin (baritone)
Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre (direction)

Dutch Summer Concerts, Amsterdam
Serge Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

Edinburgh International Festival
Balkan Folksong: ‘Rastanak’ (Farewell)
Transylvanian Folksong: ‘Elment a madárka’ (The little bird has gone)
Benjamin Eredics (trumpet, kontra tambura)
Salamon Eredics (accordion, shepherd flute, recorder)

Dutch Summer Concerts, Amsterdam
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 ('Dumky')
Trio Pantoum
Hugo Meder (violin)
Bo-Geun Park (cello)
Kojiro Okada (piano)

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