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St Hilda's Talent on BBC Radio

11 November 2024

Rosalind Ventris

An upcoming BBC Radio 3 broadcast features Senior Research Fellow in Music, Dr. Rosalind Ventris. Dr. Ventris will appear on the 'Classical Live' program on Thursday, 14th November, at 1:00 pm, where her pre-recorded performance from the 2024 Cowbridge Music Festival will be broadcast. Dr. Ventris, who is also one of the festival's Artistic Directors, performed alongside renowned musicians, including the Castalian String Quartet, Oxford's Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence, and Oxford alumnus pianist Llŷr Williams.

Listeners can tune in to enjoy the following pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata in E major Op. 109
Llŷr Williams, piano
Antonin Dvořák – Quintet in Eb major, Op. 97
Castalian String Quartet and Rosalind Ventris, viola

This broadcast is produced by Amelia Parker, a former St Hilda's student, adding another meaningful connection to St Hilda's College in this collaboration.

For those interested in more performances by Dr. Ventris, her recent appearance with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune is available for a few more days. In this broadcast, Dr. Ventris and the ensemble perform pieces by Pejačević, Brahms, and Kern, with excerpts available at 20, 40, and 69 minutes into the program.

Classical Live on BBC Radio 3
In Tune episode with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective