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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: Russian Music

Afternoon Concert: Russian Music: Episode 1

Episode 1

Russian Music

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Russian Music, Episode 1

The BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Ligeti, Glazunov, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.

With Katie Derham. BBC Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich: October. Ligeti: Ramifications. Glazunov: Violin Concerto. Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead. Shostakovich: Symphony No 9.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs masterpieces by great Russian composers, and presents the new generation of soloists and conductors.

There's Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony, Rachmaninov's evocative Isle of the Dead and Glazunov's glorious Violin Concerto. And current BBC New Generation Artists Igor Levit (piano) and Alexandra Soumm (violin) are the soloists. 

With Katie Derham

Shostakovich: October 
BBC Symphony Orchestra, 
Michael Seal (conductor).

c. 2.15pm
Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 12 in A major, K.414 
Igor Levit (piano),
BBC Symphony Orchestra, 
Michael Seal (conductor).

c. 2.40pm
Ligeti: Ramifications 
BBC Symphony Orchestra strings,
Peter Manning (conductor).

c. 2.45pm 
Glazunov: Violin Concerto 
Alexandra Soumm (violin), 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Michal Dworzynski (conductor).

c. 3.05pm
Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
David Robertson (conductor).

c. 3.45pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
David Robertson (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Russian Music

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Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra in works by great Russian composers

Katie Derham presents programmes featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing masterpieces by great Russian composers, with the new generation of soloists and conductors

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