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John Toal chats with Craig Ogden ahead of his appearance in Northern Ireland with Aquarelle Quartet next week.

Live Music from Pianist Alexandra Dariescu alongside the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Olari Elts.

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30

  • André Rieu,Johann Strauss Orchestra & Mikis Theodorakis

    Zorbas Dance (Sirtaki) (From Zorba The Greek)

  • Berliner Philharmoniker,Claudio Abbado & Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace

  • Carlo Felice Cillario,Vincenzo Bellini,Montserrat Caballé,The London Philharmonic Orchestra,Ambrosian Opera Chorus,Ruggero Raimondi & Vincenzo Bellini

    Norma: Casta diva

  • Anna Lapwood,The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge & Maryam Giraud

    Rain

  • English Baroque Soloists,John Eliot Gardiner & Johann Sebastian Bach

    Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: Sinfonia

  • Jean‐Yves Thibaudet & Aram Khachaturian

    Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite, Op. 48b (Transcr. Dolukhanian for Piano): III. Mazurka

  • Jakub Józef OrliDski,MichaB Biel & George Frideric Handel

    Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Aria. Where'er You Walk (Jupiter)

  • Aquarelle Guitar Quartet,Sara Dowling & John Winston Lennon,Paul James Mccartney

    Blackbird (Arr. for Voice, Guitar Quartet & Piano by Clarice Assad)

  • Joe Hisaishi,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Joe Hisaishi

    Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howls Moving Castle')

  • David Parry,London Philharmonic Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro

  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Sally Herbert & Alan Menken

    Beauty and the Beast (From \Beauty and the Beast\)

  • Maxim Vengerov,Ian Brown & Henryk Wieniawski

    Scherzo-tarentelle, Op. 16

  • Hans Zimmer

    Cornfield Chase

  • Kronos Quartet & Terry Riley

    Sun Rings: Prayer Central

  • Vocal Art Ensemble,Jan Yngwe & riks Eaenvalds,Sara Teasdale

    Stars

  • Chikara Imamura,Christian Lindberg,Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Trombone Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro

  • Clara Schumann, Alexandra Dariescu & Olari Elts

    Piano Concerto: 3rd Movement (Recorded Live at Ulster Hall, Belfast) (feat. Ulster Orchestra)

  • Antonio Pappano,London Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

  • Anna Lapwood,The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge & Ola Gjeilo

    Ubi Caritas

  • Irish Baroque Orchestra,Irish Baroque Choir,Peter Whelan & George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 22, Hallelujah

  • Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Hermann Scherchen & Maurice Ravel

    Boléro

Broadcast

  • Yesterday19:03
    BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle