Performance on 3 - 13/10/2008

Presented by Tom Service. A characteristically eclectic programme from Kansas-born mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who creates a festive atmosphere for the beginning of the new season at the Wigmore Hall with a recital packed with varied repertoire in four languages. Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) David Zobel (piano) Vivaldi: Arias: Col piacer della mia fede (Arsilda) Regina di Ponto Vedro con mio diletto (Il Giustino) Da quel ferro che ha svenato (Il Farnace) Chausson: Hebe; Serenade; Le colibri; Les papillons (7 Melodies, Op 2) Turina: Poema en forma de canciones Copland: Songs from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson Gershwin: The man I love, by Strauss Followed by Play to the Nation, Radio 3's celebration of amateur orchestras across the UK: Sven Fridolfsson: Expectation Corinne Frost (cello) Solihull Symphony Orchestra Martin Leigh (conductor) Verdi: Dies Irae from Requiem London Gay Symphony Orchestra Simon Bowler (conductor) ...and Pianothon, showcasing amateur pianists across the nation: Bartok: Allegro Barbaro Christopher Andrews Rachmaninov: Elegie Op.3 no.1 Jennifer McRitchie