Radio Broadcasts on Classic FM

Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy is a dazzling piano solo, a concerto and a large-scale choral work all in one! Asher Fisch is both soloist and conductor in this unique work of grandeur and lyricism, in which Beethoven foreshadows his own Ninth symphony and its iconic ‘Ode to Joy’ finale.

Recorded 16 & 17 March at Perth Concert Hall — Listen here.

Andrew Nicholson showcases his immaculate technique in Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto. Debussy’s Nocturnes conjures images of clouds, a festival, ocean waves and Sibelius’ Tapiola evokes the beauty of a Nordic forest. Ravel’s La valse concludes this concert.

Recorded 23 & 24 March 2018 at Perth Concert Hall — Listen here.

Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter’s musicianship perfectly showcases Mendelssohn’s spirited First Piano Concerto. Israeli conductor Dan Ettinger makes his WASO debut with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fourth Symphony.

Recorded 6 & 7 April 2018 at Perth Concert Hall — Listen here.

Three colourful works frame Carl Vine’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, given its world premiere in Perth by luminaries Piers Lane and Kathryn Stott. Stravinsky’s elegant Dumbarton Oaks, the jaunty satire of Prokofiev’s suite from the 1934 film Lieutenant Kijé and the hypnotic Boléro!

Recorded 11 & 12 May 2018 at Perth Concert Hall — Listen here.