James Ehnes joins the BBC Philharmonic in Saint-Saëns' Third Violin Concerto

Elizabeth Alker reflects on recent highlights from the Charles Wood Festival at Glenarm. Featuring specially made recordings, with performances from the acclaimed soprano Erika Baikoff, the Grammy award-winning mezzo Fleur Barron, and one of today's leading recital tenors, Ilker Arcayürek.

Throughout the week, we'll be shining a spotlight on the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Today, they are joined by one of the world's finest violinists, James Ehnes, in a performance of Saint-Saëns' impassioned Third Violin Concerto.

We'll also hear from the NOVO Quartet, one of Denmark's most exciting young chamber ensembles - and one of our current BBC Next Generation Artists.

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BBC Philharmonic:
Camille Saint-Saens
Violin Concerto No. 3
James Ehnes (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Glenarm Festival:
Johannes Brahms
Lerchengesang
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Ideale
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lilacs
İlker Arcayürek (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)

NOVO Quartet:
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op. 20 No. 4: I. Allegro di molto
NOVO Quartet

BBC Philharmonic:
Ruth Gipps
Symphony No. 5
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Glenarm Festival:
Richard Strauss
Befreit & Morgen!
İlker Arcayürek (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)

NOVO Quartet:
Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No 1 in E minor ('From my life')
NOVO Quartet

Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Road All Paved With Stars
BBC Concert Orchestra
Martin Yates (cond)

BBC Philharmonic:
Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante defunte
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

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