Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Sara Ott And Ray Chen Play Grieg And Stravinsky | 20190626 | 20230111 (R3) | The virtuosic German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott continues her series of Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke's in London with her close musical friends, today turning to works for violin and piano. She is joined by the charismatic violinist Ray Chen to perform the lyrical Second Violin Sonata by Grieg and Duschkin's arrangement of music from Stravinsky's ballet, The Fairy's Kiss. Plus some fireworks for solo violin by Ysaye. Fiona Talkington (presenter) Sonata No.2 in G major Op.13 for violin and piano Sonata No.3 Ballade' (solo violin) Divertimento (from The Fairy's Kiss, arr. Stravinsky and Dushkin) Ray Chen (violin) Alice Sara Ott (piano) Photo: © Jonas Becker Virtuoso pianist Alice Sara Ott and violinist Ray Chen play music by Grieg and Stravinsky. |
| Alice Sara Ott Goes Head To Head With Francesco Tristano | 20190628 | 20230113 (R3) | In the final programme of the LSO St Luke's Lunchtime Concert series, Alice Sara Ott and Friends, Alice goes head to head with the Italian pianist-composer Francesco Tristano in music for two pianos. Fiona Talkington (presenter) RAVEL La Valse Yoyogi reset (2018) SATIE Gnossienne No. 1 Pastoral (2016) Gnossienne No. 3 La Franciscana (2014) Bolero Photo: © Jonas Becker Alice Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano go head to head in piano duos by Ravel and Satie. |
| Alice Sara Ott Performs Messiaen's Quartet For The End Of Time | 20190627 | 20230112 (R3) | Today's programme from LSO St Luke's continues the series Alice Sara Ott and Friends. The virtuoso German-Japanese pianist assembles friends, all rising stars on the classical music scene, to perform Messiaen's ethereal and haunting Quartet for the End of Time, a landmark of 20th-century chamber music. Alice Sara Ott is joined by Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen, Icelandic clarinettist Dimitri Ashkenazy, and Russian cellist Alexey Stadler. Fiona Talkington (presenter) Alice Sara Ott (piano) Mari Samuelsen (violin) Dimitri Ashkenazy (clarinet) Alexey Stadler (cello) Photo: © Jonas Becker Virtuoso pianist Alice Sara Ott performs Messiaen's ethereal Quartet for the End of Time. |
| Alice Sara Ott With Ray Chen And Pablo Ferr\u00e1ndez | 20190625 | 20230110 (R3) | The German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott, a prominent figure on the international classical music scene, beings her series of Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke's in London by playing two major piano trios. She is joined by the charismatic violinist Ray Chen, and cellist Pablo Ferrကndez, a rising star from Madrid, to play Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio and the equally eerie Second Piano Trio by Shostakovich. Fiona Talkington (presenter) Piano Trio in D major, Op 70 No 1 (Ghost) Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op 67 Ray Chen (violin) Pablo Ferrကndez (cello) Alice Sara Ott (piano) Photo: © Jonas Becker Alice Sara Ott plays Beethoven and Shostakovich trios with Ray Chen and Pablo Ferr\u00e1ndez. |