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ѿý Philharmonic live from Salford

Jiri Rozen conducts the ѿý Philharmonic live in Dvorak's Serenade for Strings and Martinu's Sixth Symphony. Ashley Riches is the baritone in Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer

Live from Salford's MediaCityUK, Conductor Jiri Rozen and the ѿý Philharmonic perform Martinu's final symphony, his 'Fantaisies symphoniques', and one of Dvorak’s most popular orchestral works, his Serenade for Strings. They are joined by Ashley Riches for Mahler’s youthful song cycle, the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer).

After this, Rumon Gamba conducts the ѿý National Orchestra of Wales in Knight in Armour, the early tone poem of Ruth Gipps which was premiered at the Last Night of the Proms in 1942.

2.00pm
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Martinu: Fantaisies symphoniques (Symphony No 6), H 343

Ashley Riches (baritone)
ѿý Philharmonic
Jiri Rozen (conductor)

Continues:

c.1520
Gipps: Knight in Armour, Op 8

ѿý National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Sep 2018 14:00

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade for Strings

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Rožeň.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

    Performer: Ashley Riches. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Symphony No. 6 'Fantaisies Symphoniques'

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Rožeň.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Tournoiement no.3 from Melodies persanes Op.26

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Ashley Riches.

Broadcast

  • Wed 26 Sep 2018 14:00