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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 Philharmonic

BBC Philharmonic

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic, Episode 1

The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Sibelius, Juon, Ravel and Beethoven.

Music from the BBC Philharmonic. Sibelius: Violin Concerto (soloist: Jennifer Pike). Juon: Rhapsodic Symphony. Ravel: Piano Concerto (with Noriko Ogawa). Beethoven: Symphony No 6.

Jonathan Swain presents a week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic, featuring the music of Sibelius each day. Today includes Sibelius's lyrical Violin Concerto performed by Jennifer Pike at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. The orchestra is joined by Noriko Ogawa for Ravel's jazz-inspired G major Piano Concerto, and Ben Gernon conducts Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.

2pm
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47
Jennifer Pike (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Juon: Rhapsodic Symphony 
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor) 

c.3.15pm
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major 
Noriko Ogawa (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Andrew Gourlay (conductor) 

c.3.45pm
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F major (Pastoral) 
BBC Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (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.

Jonathan Swain presents performances by the BBC Philharmonic, including work by Sibelius

Jonathan Swain presents performances given by the BBC Philharmonic, including work by Sibelius

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