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ѿý Symphony Orchestra at 90

As the ѿý Symphony Orchestra turns 90, Penny Gore presents concerts featuring some of the orchestra's chief conductors and ѿý commissions including the Elgar/Payne 3rd symphony.

As the ѿý Symphony Orchestra turns 90, Penny Gore introduces a whole week of celebrations, including today performances featuring some of the orchestra's chief conductors, among them Andrew Davis, who conducts Mark-Anthony Turnage's Momentum, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4, with soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, followed by a ѿý commission: Anthony Payne's completion, from the composer's sketches, of Elgar's 3rd Symphony. Closing the afternoon another chief conductor, Leonard Slatkin, with the ballet score of Billy the Kid by Aaron Copland. And before that, there's Lutosławski's Cello Concerto, with Paul Watkins as soloist and Edward Gardner conducting.

2.00pm
Mark-Anthony Turnage: Momentum
Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40
Elgar: Symphony no. 3 in C minor, compl. Anthony Payne [from Elgar's sketches]
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

3.40pm
Witold Lutosławski: Cello Concerto
Paul Watkins, cello
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

4.05pm
Copland: Billy the Kid (ballet)
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Oct 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Mark-Anthony Turnage

    Momentum

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor Op.40

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony No.3

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
  • Witold Lutosławski

    Cello Concerto

    Performer: Paul Watkins. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
  • Aaron Copland

    Billy the Kid

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Oct 2020 14:00