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Verity Sharp with music from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW. Stanford: Oedipus tyrannus. Sierra: Aquilo; Piano Concerto. Brahms: Violin Concerto. Respighi: Gli uccelli. Dvorak: New World Symphony.

Verity Sharp presents the last of this week's performances from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales with two concertos: Jennifer Pike joins the orchestra to play Brahms's glorious D major concerto and Huw Watkins plays 'Art of War', a piano concerto by London-based American composer Arlene Sierra inspired by Sun Tzu's work of the same name, who was a Chinese military general and philosopher thought to have lived in the late sixth century BC.

Stanford Oedipus tyrannus - incidental music to Sophocles' play Op.29
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

c.2.10pm
Sierra Aquilo for orchestra
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

c2.20pm
Brahms Concerto in D major Op.77 for violin and orchestra
Jennifer Pike (violin)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Garry Walker (conductor)

c.3.00pm
Respighi Gli Uccelli [The birds] - suite
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Francesco Angelico (conductor)

c.3.20pm
Sierra Concerto (Art of war) for piano and orchestra
Huw Watkins
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

c.3.40pm
Dvorak Symphony no. 9 (Op.95) in E minor "From the New World"
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Walter Weller, conductor.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Feb 2015 14:00

Music Played

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Oedipus Tyrannus Op.29

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
  • sierra

    Aquillo for Orchestra

    Conductor: Jac van Steen. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto Op.77

    Performer: Jennifer Pike. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Garry Walker.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Gli Ucelli The Birds

    Conductor: Francesco Angelico. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
  • sierra

    Art Of War

    Conductor: Jac van Steen. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony no.9 Op.95

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Walter Weller.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Feb 2015 14:00