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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

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Afternoon on 3: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Episode 4

Episode 4

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 4

BBC SSO in Sibelius, Shostakovich, Arutiunian, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and B Tommy Andersson.

Katie Derham with music from the BBC SSO. Sibelius: Symphony No 2. Shostakovich: Festive Overture. Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto. Plus Haydn, Tchaikovsky and B Tommy Andersson.

Katie Derham presents performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Continuing Afternoon on 3's Nordic and Baltic season, the orchestra perform Sibelius' Symphony no.2. This is followed by a concert the Orchestra gave last month in Bangor featuring two of the most popular trumpet concertos performed by Philippe Schartz, and Tchaikovsky's fate-driven Symphony no.4. Plus more from the BBC NOW's Composer in Association B Tommy Anderson; his orchestration of Bach's C Minor Passacaglia.

2pm
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major Op.43
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

c.2.40pm
Shostakovich: Festive overture Op.96
Arutunyan: Trumpet Concerto
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major H.7e.1
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 in F minor Op.36
Philippe Schartz (trumpet)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ben Gernon (conductor)

c.4.10pm
Andersson: Passacaglia
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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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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