Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Ravel's Piano Concerto in G

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Linton Stephens brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making including a week-long focus on Leipzig, a pivotal centre in Western classical music. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra perform sparkling music by Bach, the women of the MDR Radio Chorus, Leipzig join the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra for choral music by Brahms, and the acclaimed French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins forces with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra to perform Ravel's evergreen G major Piano Concerto. Elsewhere in the programme, exclusively recorded music from our current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists - pianist Julius Asal, cellist Sterling Elliott and violinist Hana Chang. And the bassoon is in the spotlight this week. Today, a Vivaldi Concerto - for Two Violins, Two Oboes and Bassoon from Camerata Bern. Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from Cantata 146: 'Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal’, BWV. 146 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Johannes Lang (organ) Andreas Reize (conductor) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Johannes Brahms Balladen Op. 10 Julius Asal (piano) Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins, Two Oboes and Bassoon in D, RV. 564 Camerata Bern Sergio Azzolini (bassoon and conductor) Johannes Brahms Four Songs, Op. 17 Women of the MDR Radio Chorus, Leipzig Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Petr Popelka (conductor) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Frederick Delius Romance (1896) Sterling Elliott (cello) Richard Uttley (piano) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Johannes Brahms Sonata no. 3 in D minor Op. 108 Hana Chang (violin) Jonathan Ware (piano) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".