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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: BBC Concert Orchestra on Tour

Afternoon Concert: BBC Concert Orchestra on Tour: Episode 2: BBC Concert Orchestra in California

BBC Concert Orchestra on Tour

Episode 2

Episode 2: BBC Concert Orchestra in California

BBC Concert Orchestra in California

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Concert Orchestra on Tour, BBC Concert Orchestra in California

Keith Lockhart conduct the BBC CO in music by Britten, Elgar and Butterworth.

Keith Lockhart conduct the BBC CO in Los Angeles. Britten: Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes). Elgar: Cello Concerto (with Sophie Shao). Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow.

Last night in California is pretty much this morning over here. Last night the BBC Concert Orchestra and their American Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart gave a concert of British music at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge near Los Angeles. This afternoon Katie Derham presents that concert in Afternoon on 3 - technology permitting!
After the concert, Katie rounds off her week featuring British and French music with more from the BBC Singers' recording of French Renaissance polyphony by Dominique Phinot, plus the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing Debussy's Jeux and the UK premiere of Liza Lim's Flying Banner.

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes'
2.15pm
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Sophie Shao (cello)
2.45pm
Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow
Elgar: Enigma Variations
BBC Concert Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor

3.30pm
Dominique Phinot: Sustinuimus pacem 
BBC Singers
David Hill (conductor)

3.40pm
Debussy: Jeux
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)


4.15pm
Liza Lim: Flying Banner (UK Premiere)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Garry Walker (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Concert Orchestra on Tour

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.

Katie Derham presents concerts given by the BBC Concert Orchestra on their tour of America

Katie Derham presents concerts given by the BBC Concert Orchestra on their tour of America. With music performed in Las Vegas and in Northridge, near Los Angeles

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