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Afternoon Concert

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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 Performing Groups Best of 2014

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Afternoon Concert: BBC Performing Groups Best of 2014: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Performing Groups Best of 2014

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With the BBC SSO performing Mozart and Tchaikovsky and the BBC Philharmonic in Beethoven.

The BBC SSO in Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 (soloist: Nicola Benedetti). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4. Plus the BBC Philharmonic in Beethoven: Symphony No 4.

This week celebrates the BBC Performing Groups with some of their highlight concerts and recordings from over the last year. Today's programme includes the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on tour in Mumbai with Nicola Benedetti as soloist in Mozart's Violin Concerto no.5. The orchestra followed this with Tchaikovsky's fate-ridden Symphony no.4. Then pianist Barry Douglas and the Ulster Orchestra take centre stage with Strauss' Burleske, recorded as part of the 2014 Strauss 150 celebrations. Finally the BBC Philharmonic end the afternoon with a performance of Beethoven's Symphony no.4, conducted by Juanjo Mena at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

Presented by Penny Gore.

c.2.10pm
Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major K.219 for violin and orchestra
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4 in F minor Op.36
Nicola Benedetti (Violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
James MacMillan (conductor)

c.3.30pm
Strauss Burleske in D minor
Barry Douglas (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Michael Seal (conductor)

c.3.50pm
Beethoven Symphony no. 4 in B flat major Op.60
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Performing Groups Best of 2014

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