
Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture - ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra / ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in music by Tchaikovsky and Taneyev, as part of Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture.
Penny Gore presents, starting Afternoon in Concert's participation in Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. First, a concert given by Semyon Bychkov and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra focusing on repertoire by Tchaikovsky, including his Serenade in C major for string orchestra, his Third Piano Concerto, with Kirill Gerstein as soloist, and his symphonic fantasia after Dante, Francesca da Rimini; before the latter they perform Taneyev concert overture The Oresteia. The afternoon continues with the Doric Quartet joining the ensemble, this time under Edward Gardner, in Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra. Finally, closing the programme, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Phiharmonic, under the baton of Andrew Litton, perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905.
2.00pm
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major for string orchestra, Op.48
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op.75
Taneyev: The Oresteia - concert overture, Op.6
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - symphonic fantasia after Dante, Op.32
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
3.35pm
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra, Op.47
Doric String Quartet
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
3.50pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor (The Year 1905), Op.103
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Andrew Litton (conductor).
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Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3's exploration of the 1917 Russian Revolution and its cultural reverberations.
Music Played
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings, Op.48
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E flat major Op.75
Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
18 Pieces Op.72 for piano - No.5 Meditation
Performer: Kirill Gerstein. -
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev
Oresteya [The Oresteia] - musical trilogy Op.6
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini - symphonic fantasia after Dante Op.32
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. -
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro Op.47 for string orchestra
Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner. -
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 11 in G minor Op.103 (The Year 1905)
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra |
Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Mon 6 Nov 2017 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3