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AndrΓ© Rieu, Pavel Kolesnikov, Gold.Berg.Werk

Today Tom Service talks to superstar violinist and conductor AndrΓ© Rieu, and to pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.

Today Tom Service talks to superstar violinist and conductor, AndrΓ© Rieu about his passion for sharing the joy of music across the world with his Johann Strauss Orchestra. Tom also visits the Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, now a resident of London, whose recordings of Chopin and Bach have earned widespread acclaim. Bach's Goldberg Variations also feature in a radical new reworking, which has been occupying the pianist and composer Xenia Pestova Bennett. She tells Tom more about Gold.Berg.Werk.

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  • Sat 27 Nov 2021 11:45
  • Mon 29 Nov 2021 22:00

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