City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Tommy Pearson introduces a concert live from Symphony Hall in Birmingham, featuring the first performance of a new work by the CBSO's composer-in-association, Julian Anderson.
Valdine Anderson (soprano), Jane Irwin (mezzo), Timothy Robinson (tenor), Clive Bayley (bass), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo
Julian Anderson Symphony (first performance)
8.00 Twenty Minutes: Beethoven's Hair
When Beethoven died in 1827, many of his friends and admirers visited the lodgings where the composer's body lay. Some of them left with a little memento - a lock of his hair. Now, the hair tells many stories.
Dermot Clinch goes in search of the mortal remains of Beethoven.
8.20 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)