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Afternoon Concert: Southern Hemisphere: Episode 3

Episode 3

Southern Hemisphere

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Southern Hemisphere, Episode 3

Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing Lilburn, Ginastera and Prokofiev.

Penny Gore presents music from the BBC Philharmonic. Lilburn: Drysdale Overture; Forest. Ginastera: Ollantay. Prokofiev: Symphony No 5.

This week marks the start of Afternoon on 3's Southern Hemisphere season, which will run until Easter. From Australia and New Zealand via South Africa to Argentina and Brazil, the BBC performing groups will show off the Southern Hemisphere's music with live and specially recorded concerts.

Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing two works by the New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn, the first of which takes the name Drysdale, an area in which he spent his early years on the family farm. Then to Argentina with Ginastera's Ollantay, three symphony movements, performed by the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena. Plus Prokofiev's 5th Symphony conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Presented by Penny Gore.

2pm
Lilburn: Drysdale Overture; Forest
BBC Philharmonic
Michael Seal (conductor)

2:30pm
Ginastera: Ollantay
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

2:45pm
Prokofiev: Symphony No 5
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Southern Hemisphere

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.

The BBC Philharmonic plays music from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina

The BBC Philharmonic in a series of performances of music by composers from the southern hemisphere: from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina

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