A concert from the Concert Hall of Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt-am-Main, by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, leader FELIX KOK, under its conductor Simon Rattle.
In October last year Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra made a European tour. They visited Birmingham's 'twin city', Frankfurt-am-Main, where Hessischer Rundfunk televised the complete concert. Each item in this shortened version is introduced by Simon Rattle.
Stravinsky Apollo; Symphonies of wind instruments
Rachmaninov Symphonic dances
Executive producer JOHN VERNON Directed by BARRIE GAVIN
(Simon Rattle conducts the CBSO on Radio 3, Tuesday 7.30 pm)