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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 Performing Groups' Best of 2016

Afternoon Concert: BBC Performing Groups' Best of 2016: Episode 4

Episode 4

BBC Performing Groups' Best of 2016

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Performing Groups' Best of 2016, Episode 4

With the BBC Philharmonic performing Shostakovich and the BBC Concert Orchestra in Verdi.

The BBC Philharmonic performs Shostakovich's Symphony No 7. Plus the BBC CO in Verdi's The Lady and the Fool, and Ulster Orchestra in Stephen Gardner's No Prayers Nor Bells.

Verity Sharp rounds off this week of the BBC Performing Groups' Best of 2016 with performances from the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra in music by Shostakovich, Verdi and Stephen Gardner.

2.00pm
Shostakovich: Symphony no. 7 in C major Op.60 (Leningrad)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

3.10pm
Verdi, arr Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool - Ballet
BBC Concert Orchestra 
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

4.00pm
Stephen Gardner: No Prayers Nor Bells 
Ulster Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Performing Groups' Best of 2016

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.

Verity Sharp presents highlight performances given by BBC performing groups in 2016

Verity Sharp presents programmes featuring highlight performances given by BBC performing groups in 2016

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