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Celebrating his 80th birthday, Leonard Slatkin shows his celebrated artistry in conducting the NSO in a programme featuring Beethoven, Brahms and a world premiere by his son. 

Tinney delivers an intelligent, sensitive account of Beethoven's Piano concerto no. 5 while German conductor Alber stresses speed over subltety in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.

Birthday celebrations for the RTE Philharmonic Choir singing Agnew and Elgar, while Tinney shines in Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor K466. 

Sensitive and passionate chamber musicianship as Catherine Leonard and Hugh Tinney enthrall with the second concert of three in their Beethovenian violin sonatas cycle. 

Capturing the feistiness and humour of these sonatas perfectly, Catherine Leonard and Hugh Tinney give a revealing and outstanding performance of three Beethoven Violin Sonatas.