Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Now entering its second decade, the Radio 3 New Generation Artist scheme exists to provide concert and recording opportunites to some of the world's finest younger musicians. The scheme's alumni include such major names as Paul Lewis, Alice Coote, Janine Jansen and the Belcea and Jerusalem string quartets. In the last of four lunchtime programmes this week featuring studio and concert performances by current Radio 3 New Generation Artists, Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi performs Haydn's F minor Variations, American violinist and Iranian-born harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani team up for a sonata by Corelli, and the Pavel Haas Quartet from Prague play Smetana's First String Quartet 'From my Life' Full programme: Haydn: Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6 Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Corelli: Violin Sonata in B flat major, Op. 5 No. 2 Tai Murray (violin), Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, 'From my life' Pavel Haas Quartet.