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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 Philharmonic

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: Episode 3: BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK

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Episode 3: BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK

BBC Philharmonic

BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic live from MediaCityUK

Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic performs music by Britten and Shostakovich.

Live from MediaCityUK in Salford, Nicholas Collon conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Britten: Les Illuminations. Shostakovich: Symphony No 5. Plus BBC Philharmonic in Elgar: Sospiri.

Tom Redmond presents a concert performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Nicholas Collon live from MediaCityUK in Salford. On the programme is Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, and as part of Aon3's British Music Season, Mary Bevan joins the orchestra for Britten's ravishing song cycle setting texts by Rimbaud, Les Illuminations. Then it's back to the studio with Katie Derham for a performance of Elgar's lyrical Sospiri. 

2pm - LIVE from MediaCityUK Salford, presented by Tom Redmond
Britten: Les Illuminations
Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 in D minor 
Mary Bevan (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic
Nicholas Collon (conductor)

c.3.20pm - presented by Katie Derham
Elgar: Sospiri 
BBC Philharmonic 
Andrew Gourlay (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic

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 Philharmonic

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