91福利社

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by 91福利社 orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

This week, Classical Live presents exclusive live recordings from some of the best youth orchestras in Europe; we鈥檒l also hear performances by some of the brilliant young musicians currently enrolled in the 91福利社 New Generation Artists scheme, in a recent season of lunchtime concerts at St George鈥檚 Bristol.

We finish the week with the European Union Youth Orchestra, which has members drawn from the 27 members states of the European Union, and their performance of Don Quixote Op.35 by Richard Strauss. We鈥檒l also hear more from 91福利社 Radio 3 New Generation artists Julius Asal and the NOVO Quartet.

Johannes Brahms
Quintet for clarinet and strings in B minor, Op.115
Oleg Shebeta-Dragan, clarinet
NOVO Quartet

Richard Strauss
Don Quixote Op.35
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
European Union Youth Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, D 571: 1st movement (Allegro moderato)
Julius Asal, piano

Sergei Prokofiev
Pensees Op.62
Julius Asal, piano

Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony No. 6 in D, op. 60
National Youth Orchestra of Slovakia
Sophie Dervaux, conductor