This week’s Classic FM radio highlights – including featured albums this week
22 January 2024, 10:29 | Updated: 23 April 2024, 09:24
The best programmes and music we’ve got coming up on Classic FM this week, beginning 22 April.
We’ve just wrapped another amazing Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall! We heard from some of the greatest musicians in the world, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Ben Palmer, Karl Jenkins, Hayato Sumino, Rachel Duckett, and many more. If you couldn’t make it, don’t fret – Zeb Soanes is here to guide you through the Classic FM Live rewind with a broadcast of the concert. Join him Tuesday, 23 April at 8pm to relive it again.
It’s revision season in the UK. Are you a student, looking for a relaxing study break? On Sunday evenings, join us for Relaxing Evenings with Zeb Soanes as he provides you with study tips, advice, and the perfect music to study to. Are you a parent to one of these stressed students? Myleene Klass has a new programme just for you. She’s here an hour earlier than usual on Saturday nights with Classic Parent Power, made especially for parents who are navigating the waters of exams with their children. Join her for motivation on Saturdays from 9pm on Classic FM, the nation’s revision station.
If there’s other music you’re after this week, remember you can always ask for it on Classic FM Requests with Anne-Marie, from 1-2pm. Get in touch here, text 61812, or ask your Alexa to ‘send a request to Classic FM’. Plus, you can now send a Request via WhatsApp on 03457 49 1812.
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Classic FM’s Album of the Week
Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25 – Yunchan Lim (Decca)
Every weekday with Alexander Armstrong, 11.15am
Join Alexander Armstrong every weekday after 11am to hear the much-awaited debut from young star pianist Yunchan Lim, who has been described as “classical music’s answer to K-pop”. His face has been printed on T-shirts, and his magnetic performances have gone viral on YouTube. Now, his debut album has graced our ears. Lim’s rendition of 12 thrilling Chopin Études combines breathtaking agility with a real sense of musical narrative. Listen to this exciting release all week on Classic FM.
Classic FM’s Discovery of the Week
Classic II – HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra (Masterworks)
Every weekday with Tim Lihoreau, 6.15pm
Join Tim Lihoreau for our Discovery of the Week, a new release from global cello sensation HAUSER. Together with the London Symphony Orchestra, HAUSER brings his artistry and passion to a new selection of classical music’s greatest melodies with the release of his new album Classic II, a follow-up to the worldwide success of 2020’s Classic. HAUSER has chosen 18 unforgettable melodies in revelatory new arrangements. Hear a selection of them with Tim, all week long.
