This week on The Lyric Concert
Monday June 17th:
The conclusion of John Eliot Gardner’s recent Bach marathon
J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardner, conductor
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Viktoria Mullova (violin)
Bach Organ recital by John Butt (organ)
Tuesday, June 18th:
The Amaryllis Quartet perform string quartets by Haydn, Britten and Schumann, recorded at the Schwetzingen Festival, Germany
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G, Hob. III:66
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2, op. 36
Robert Schumann: String Quartet in A, op. 41/3
Amaryllis Quartet
Wednesday, June 19th:
**Change to billed concert**
Recorded at the BBC Proms 2012
Sir James Galway,flute
Ulster Orchestra and Northern Ireland Ulster Youth Orchestra
Conductor JoAnn Falletta
Chabrier: Espana
Mozart: Flute Concerto No.2 in D
Elaine Agnew: Dark Hedges
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Thursday, June 20th:
Mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca performs a programme of fiery arias including music by Bellini, Bizet and Verdi while her husband Karel Mark Chichon conducts.
Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano)
Ho-Yoon Chung (tenor)
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
Friday, June 21st:
As Ireland’s European Presidency draws to a close, outstanding young musicians from Austria, Poland, Portugal and Ireland celebrate their success at some of Europe’s leading music competitions.
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Veronika Blachuta (flute)
Anna Malesza (violin)
Ricardo Gaspar (viola)
Gemma Ní Bhriain (mezzo-soprano)
Jean-Luc Tingaud, conductor
