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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 2

Episode 2

Russian Music

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Russian Music, Episode 2

BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Grieg, Lutoslawski and Prokofiev.

BBC Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda (excerpt). Dvorak: Biblical Songs. Grieg: Lyric Suite. Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations. Prokofiev: Symphony No 3.

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

Today there are four of the new generation of conductors from four different European countries, all making their mark: Czech Tomas Hanus, Pole Krzysztof Urbanski, Norwegian Eivind Gullberg-Jensen and Finn Pietari Inkinen. Plus a rare opportunity to hear Dvorak's Biblical Songs.

With Katie Derham

Tchaikovsky: Voyevoda (Op. 3): Act 3 Entracte 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Alexander Vedernikov (conductor),

c. 2.10pm 
Dvorak: Biblical Songs
Zdenek Plech (bass), 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Tomas Hanus (conductor).

c. 2.35pm 
Grieg: Lyric Suite 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Eivind Gullberg-Jensen (conductor).

c. 2.55pm 
Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor).

c. 3.05pm 
Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor 
Alex Kobrin (piano), 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Krzysztof Urbanski (conductor).

c. 3.45pm 
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Pietari Inkinen (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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