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Afternoon Concert: Tuesday - BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

24/10/2017

Tuesday - BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Tuesday - BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

The BBC Symphony Orchestra in concert at the Barbican plus new studio recordings.

Jonathan Swain continues a week of concerts. The BBC Symphony Orchestra are in concert at the Barbican, with repertoire including the UK premiere of Thomas Larcher's Red and Green.

Jonathan Swain continues his week of performances and recordings by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme begins with the orchestra in concert at the Barbican two weeks ago, with repertoire including the UK premiere of Thomas Larcher's Red and Green, and Bruch's Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra. There's Polish music too - the Orchestra is joined by the BBC Symphony Chorus and tenor Ben Johnson for a new recording of Szymanowski's Symphony no.3, and Tasmin Little is soloist in Karlowicz's Violin Concerto. Plus the Orchestra celebrate Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme with works by Musorgsky and Saint-Saens. 

2pm
Larcher: Red and Green (UK premiere)
Bruch: Concerto in A major for Two Pianos and Orchestra 
Webern: Six Pieces, Op. 6 
Haydn: Symphony No. 45, "Farewell" 
Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)
Samson Tsoy (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov (conductor)

c.3.30pm
Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3, Op.27 (The Song of the Night)
Ben Johnson (tenor)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

Musorgsky ed Rimsky-Korsakov: A Night on the Bare Mountain 
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Michael Collins (conductor)

c.4.10pm
Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A major, Op.8
Tasmin Little (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

Saint-Saëns: La princesse jaune, Op 30 
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pascal Rophé (conductor).

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