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Tchaikovsky Symphonies
The last in a series from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, introduced by Petroc Trelawny .
Tonight's concert features Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony, noted for its use of Ukrainian folksong, and the Sixth. Tragically, Tchaikovsky died of cholera nine days after conducting the premiere of this, his last completed symphony. BBC Philharmonic,
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Symphony No 2 in C minor (Little Russian) Symphony No 6 in B minor (Pathetique)

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Introduced By:
Petroc Trelawny
Conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda

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