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Royal Festival Hall Reopening Gala Concert
Geoffrey Smith presents a celebratory concert in which 250 musicians will play together for the first time, exploring 300 years of classical music.
Joan Rodgers (soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo), Philip Langridge (tenor), Brindley Sherratt (bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra,
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, London
Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductors Vladimir Jurowski , Christoph von Dohnanyi and Marin Alsop , director Margaret Faultless (violin)
Julian Anderson Alleluia
Stravinsky Suite : The Firebird Ives The Unanswered Question Harrison Birtwistle Cortège
Purcell Symphony (The Fairy Queen) Ligeti Atmospheres
Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral) (4th mvt)

Contributors

Soprano:
Joan Rodgers
Soprano:
Patricia Bardon
Tenor:
Philip Langridge
Tenor:
Brindley Sherratt
Conductors:
Vladimir Jurowski
Unknown:
Marin Alsop
Violin:
Margaret Faultless
Violin:
Julian Anderson Alleluia
Violin:
Stravinsky Suite
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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