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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

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Afternoon on 3: Herbert Blomstedt and Bruckner

Afternoon Concert: Herbert Blomstedt and Bruckner: Episode 2

Herbert Blomstedt and Bruckner

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Herbert Blomstedt and Bruckner, Episode 2

Featuring Herbert Blomstedt conducting music by Berwald, Mozart, Berg and Bruckner.

Music conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Berwald: Sinfonie singuliere. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 17 (with Yuliana Avdeeva). Berg: Violin Concerto. Bruckner: Symphony No 9.

Herbert Blomstedt celebrates his 85th birthday today and is heard in a memorable recent performance of Bruckner's Ninth Symphony with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. 

Afternoon on 3 today also includes music from Herbert Blomstedt's homeland, Sweden. 

And the Piano season on the BBC continues with a performance of Mozart's G major Concerto, K453, performed by Russian Yuliana Avdeeva, winner of the 2010 Chopin International PIano Competition.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Berwald: Sinfonie singulière
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17in G, K453
Yuliana Avdeeva (piano)
Czech Philharmonic
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Berg: Violin Concerto
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) 

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Herbert Blomstedt and Bruckner

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Louise Fryer presents a series celebrating conductor Herbert Blomstedt's 85th birthday

Louise Fryer presents a series celebrating conductor Herbert Blomstedt's 85th birthday, focusing on his association with various distinguished orchestras and his regard for the music of Bruckner

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