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Penny Gore presents the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Davis performing Walton, Britten and Elgar on tour in Korea. Plus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in music by Milhaud.

Presented by Penny Gore.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers open the programme with Darius Milhaud's Cantique du Rhone, a choral piece in celebration of the French river, taken from a recent concert given in London (they'll be back with more Milhaud tomorrow). Then we're off to South Korea with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and their Conductor Laureate Andrew Davis: a concert of British music they gave in Seoul's Arts Centre last month, including William Walton's Viola Concerto, with the Korean American viola player Richard Yongjae O'Neill as soloist.

Milhaud - Cantique du Rhone for chorus, Op 155
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers,
David Hill (conductor).

2.05pm
Walton: Viola Concerto
2.30pm
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', Op 33a
2.45pm
Elgar: Variations on an original theme (Enigma)
Richard Yongjae O'Neill (viola),
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra,
Andrew Davis (conductor).

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    Cantique du Rhone Op.155 for chorus

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.
  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
  • William Walton

    Concerto for viola and orchestra

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
  • Benjamin Britten

    4 Sea interludes [from 'Peter Grimes'] Op.33a

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Nov 2013 14:00