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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 2

Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic, Episode 2

Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic plays music by Foulds, Bridge, Walton and Arnold.

Live from Salford, the BBC Philharmonic plays music by Foulds, Bridge, Walton and Arnold. Plus recordings of works by Sibelius, Wieniawski and Schubert. Presented by Jonathan Swain.

Jonathan Swain presents a week of performances by the BBC Philharmonic, featuring the music of Sibelius each day. Today's programme begins at the orchestra's home at MediaCityUK Salford for a live concert as part of Afternoon on 3's British Music Season. There's music by Bridge, Arnold, and Alexandra Wood joins the orchestra for Walton's Violin Concerto. Then back to the studio with Jonathan Swain, and music by Sibelius, Wieniawski and Schubert. 

2pm
LIVE from MediaCitiyUK, Salford, presented by Tom Redmond

Foulds: Le Cabaret - overture to a French Comedy
Bridge: Summer 
Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor
Arnold: Electra - ballet in 1 act, Op 79 
Alexandra Wood (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor)

c.3.15pm back to the studio with Jonathan Swain

Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela (Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22) 
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor 
Tianya Yang (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Andreas Delfs (conductor) 

c.3.50pm
Schubert: Symphony No 6 in C major 
BBC Philharmonic 
Juanjo Mena (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic

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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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