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Radio 3,03 Oct 2026,84 mins

Lukas Sternath plays a late Schubert Piano Sonata

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The twenty-five-year-old Viennese pianist Lukas Sternath brings charm and authority to one of Schubert's late piano sonatas, and the brilliant young Scandinavian Opus13 Quartet explore the eighteen-year-old Mendelssohn's songful homage to Beethoven. Schubert Piano Sonata in A D959 Lukas Sternarth (piano) Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13 Opus13 Quartet Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op 23, Act IV: Solveig’s Song (Transcr. for String Quartet by Opus13) Opus13 Quartet For over a quarter of a century, Radio 3’s prestigious talent scheme has provided an invaluable springboard for many of today’s leading international soloists and chamber music ensembles. Indeed, a list of the former alumni reads like a Who’s Who of the international music scene with names like Alice Coote, Lisa Batiashvili, Igor Levit, Sean Shibe, Alison Balsom, Anastasia Kobekina and the Belcea Quartet.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
    Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
    String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
    Felix Mendelssohn
  4. 3.
    Solveig's Song from Peer Gynt
    Solveig's Song from Peer Gynt
    Edvard Grieg