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Afternoon on 3: Berlin Philharmonic 2010

Afternoon Concert: Berlin Philharmonic 2010: Episode 4

Episode 4

Berlin Philharmonic 2010

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Penny Gore with Act 2 of Rossini's opera Zelmira. Plus Berlin Philharmonic in Szymanowski.

Penny Gore presents Act 2 of Rossini's opera Zelmira. Plus the Berlin Philharmonic in Szymanowski: Concert Overture in E. Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist - Daniel Barenboim).

Today's Afternoon on 3 includes the second act of Rossini's Zelmira from a performance given by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in Pesaro last year. And the focus on the Berlin Philharmonic continues with Chopin's Piano Concerto no.1 with soloist Daniel Barenboim, and Sibelius's Symphony no.3 conducted by Simon Rattle. 

Presented by Penny Gore.

2.10pm
Rossini: Zelmira - Act 2
Zelmira ....... Kate Aldrich (soprano)
Ilo ....... Juan Diego Florez (tenor)
Emma ....... Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo)
Polidoro ....... Alex Esposito (bass)
Leucippo ...... Mirco Palazzi (bass)
Teatro Comunale di Bologna Chorus and Orchestra
Roberto Abbado (conductor)

3.30pm
Szymanowski: Concert Overture in E
Berlin Philharmonic
Asher Fisch (conductor)

3.45.pm
Chopin: Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, Op.11
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic
Asher Fisch (conductor)

4.20pm
Sibelius: Symphony no.3 in C, Op.52
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Berlin Philharmonic 2010

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