Live From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, a concert celebrating the richness of the European contribution to the International Society for Contemporary Music. The Halle Orchestra's programme includes Berg's Violin Concerto, one of the most famous of all ISCM-associated works, and UK premieres of an orchestral work from Italy and a song cycle from Finland. Introduced by Chris de Souza.
Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Penelope Walmsley-Clarke (soprano), Soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music, Halle Orchestra, conductor Kent Nagano
Ligeti Apparitions
Kaija Saariaho Chateau de l'Ame
Berg Violin Concerto
8.35 ISCM New Music 98
Lynne Walker takes to the streets and canals and visits municipal buildings and the city's performing spaces to find out about Manchester's first Festival of Contemporary Music.
8.55 Berio Ekphrasis-Continuum II