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BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Festival Hall. London.
Conductor Paavo Berglund , Pekka Kusisto (violin)
Kokkonen Symphony No 1 Sibelius Violin Concerto
8.30 Simple Symphony?
Nielsen's Sinfonia Semplice has been called "the most profoundly post-modern piece composed prior to the post-modern era". David Fanning throws new light on this perplexing masterpiece.
8.50 Nielsen Symphony No 6 (Sinfonia Semplice)

Contributors

Conductor:
Paavo Berglund
Violin:
Pekka Kusisto
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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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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