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St. Petersburg Philharmonic, musicians from the composer’s home city, conducted by Yuri Temirkanov bring to London an authentic performance of Rimsky’s Scheherazade. Show more
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Hits from West Side Story and On the Town, by Leonard Bernstein plus sublime Bach suite for solo cello played by Yo-Yo Ma, the country’s leading cultural ambassador of today. Show more
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Ravel’s Piano Concerto and La Valse, plus a Messiaen world premiere. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, solo piano, BBC Philharmonic conducted by Nicholas Collon. Show more
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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Finland’s greatest composer with his most popular symphony conducted by a leading Scandinavian conductor of today. Show more
