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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 National Orchestra of Wales

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Episode 2: BBC NOW Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff

Episode 2

Episode 2: BBC NOW Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff

BBC NOW Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC NOW Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff

Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, BBC NOW in Rebel, Ravel, Milhaud, Sibelius and Ginastera.

Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, Nicola Heywood Thomas presents the BBC NOW playing music by Rebel, Ravel, Milhaud, Sibelius and Ginastera. Plus Sibelius's Symphony No 7.

Nicola Heyward Thomas presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff for an afternoon of music exploring three different view points on the creation of the earth: Ginastera's ballet based on Mayan beliefs; Milhaud's music exploring African folk mythology; and Rebel's depiction of the four elements of earth, wind, fire and water. Then back to London where Katie Derham introduces Sibelius' Symphony no.7 as part of Afternoon on 3's Nordic and Baltic season

2pm LIVE from Cardiff
Presented by Nicola Heyward Thomas

Rebel: Les Elémens - symphonie nouvelle: Le Chaos
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Zhang Zuo (piano)
Milhaud: La Creation du monde - ballet Op.81a
Sibelius: Luonnotar Op.70
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano)
Ginastera: Popol Vuh Op.44
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Stefan Asbury (conductor)

c.4pm presented by Katie Derham

Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 in C major Op.105
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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 performances given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Katie Derham presents a series of programmes featuring performances given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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