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Kevin Zhu, Gordon Back, SU:M, Jamie Barton

Verity Sharp presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world including American child violin prodigy Kevin Zhu, who performs live in the studio with Gordon Bach.

Verity Sharp presents, with guests including American child violin prodigy Kevin Zhu performing live in the studio with Gordon Bach. As the youngest ever winner of the Menuhin Violin Competition Junior Division at the age of 11 back in 2012, he is in the UK to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Florian Leonhard Fine Violins in London. There's also live music from the Korean duo SU:M, who are in London for the K-Music festival. Plus the mezzo Jamie Barton will be talking to Verity ahead of her Proms debut.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Johann Friedrich Fasch

    Overture in D major for trumpet, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo

    Performer: Ludger Rémy. Performer: Les Amis de Philippe.
    • CPO.
    • 777 952-2.
  • Jean‐Marie Leclair

    Sonata in D major Op.9`3 for violin and continuo

    Performer: Gordon Back. Performer: Kevin Zhu.
  • George Gershwin

    Tempo di Blues, transc. Heifetz for violin and piano [themes from "Porgy and Bess"]

    Performer: Gordon Back. Performer: Kevin Zhu.
  • Edward Elgar

    2 Songs Op.41

    Performer: Alice Coote. Performer: Graham Johnson.
    • Hyperion.
    • CDA 67888.
  • Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé

    Overture from Le Concert Royal de la Nuit

    Music Arranger: Sébastien Daucé.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • HMC 952223.25.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piece en forme d'habanera, arr. for violin & piano from 'Vocalise-etude' for voice & piano

    Performer: Gordon Back. Performer: Kevin Zhu.
  • Trad.

    The Woodchuck Set (Indian ate the Woodchuck/Old Reel of 8)

    Performer: Daniel Koulack. Performer: Karrnnel Sawitsky.
    • KOS Green.
    • 300.
  • Heinrich Schütz

    Selig sind die Toten SWV.391

    Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken. Performer: La Petite Bande.
    • ACCENT.
    • ACC 24299.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Etudes-tableaux Op.39 for piano

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 00289 479 0052.
  • François-André Danican Philidor

    Les femmes vengees

    Conductor: Ryan Brown. Performer: Lafayette Opera Chorus. Performer: Lafayette Opera Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.660353.
  • Clemmie Franks, Emily Burns & Victoria Couper

    Hayl Mary, ful of grace

    • AVIE.
    • AV2286.
  • Carl Orff

    Carmina burana - cantiones profanae for soloists, chorus and orchestra

    Music Arranger: Eric Chumachenco. Performer: Eric Chumachenco.
    • Wergo.
    • 6217.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major Kk.159 (The Hunt)

    Performer: Bela Fleck (20th C). Performer: Chris Thile.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SK-89610.
  • Johann Adolf Hasse

    Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra - serenata

    Conductor: Matthew Dirst. Performer: Jamin Barton. Performer: Ars Lyrica Houston.
  • Edward Elgar

    Sea pictures Op.37 for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

    Conductor: Peter Ash. Performer: Jamin Barton. Performer: London Schools Symphony Orchestra.
  • Eric Reda

    Atripla!

    Performer: Jamin Barton. Performer: Kenneth Merrill.
    • GPR Records.
    • GPR12014.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita no. 3 in E major BWV.1006 for violin solo

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman.
    • EMI.
    • CDS-7 49483-2.

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  • Mon 31 Aug 2015 16:30

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