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ѿý Philharmonic Centenary Concert

Conductor Eva Ollikainen joins the ѿý Philharmonic to celebrate relationships and music, old and new.

From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Tom McKinney

From its earliest 1922 performances as the orchestra of Manchester-based radio station 2ZY, the ѿý Philharmonic has constantly reinvented itself to reflect the audiences it serves on air, in the north west of England, across the UK, and beyond. Tonight they celebrate relationships old and new; their relationship with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, their first Composer / Conductor with a new commission from Erland Cooper, a native of Orkney who grew up with "Max" as a friend. His piece "Window over Rackwick" is inspired by the landscape and also by Sir Peter's artistic colleague, poet George Mackay Brown. Soprano Héloïse Werner joins the orchestra for this premiere. The CBSO Chorus and an international team of soloists join the ѿý Philharmonic for Beethoven's Choral Symphony, music which constantly reasserts its relevance for every place and age, and the programme opens with unfairly neglected music by a musician who conducted the orchestra and whose music the orchestra is championing on CD, Ruth Gipps. Her 1944 Chanticleer Overture opens with an arresting wake-up call!

Gipps: Chanticleer Overture
Erland Cooper: Window over Rackwick *

7.55pm Interval
A musician's view of the ѿý Philharmonic with violist Rachel Weld.

8.20pm
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 "Choral"

Héloïse Werner (soprano)*
Tuuli Takala (soprano)
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
Steve Davislim (tenor)
Simon Shibambu (bass-baritone)
CBSO Chorus
ѿý Philharmonic
Eva Ollikainen (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Ruth Gipps

    Chanticleer Overture

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eva Ollikainen.
  • Erland Cooper

    Window over Rackwick

    Singer: Héloïse Werner. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eva Ollikainen.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9 in D minor "Choral"

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: CBSO Chorus. Singer: Tuuli Takala. Singer: Kitty Whately. Singer: Steve Davislim. Singer: Simon Shibambu. Conductor: Eva Ollikainen.
  • Chiara Margarita Cozzolani

    Domine ad adjuvandum me festina

    Ensemble: I Gemelli. Conductor: Emiliano Gonzalez‐Toro.
    • Cozzolani: Vespro.
    • NAIVE.
    • 01.
  • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

    The Jordan River Song

    • Éthiopiques 21: Piano Solo.
    • Buda Musique.
    • 11.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O virtus Sapientie Alio Modo

    Performer: Guy Sigsworth. Singer: Stevie Wishart. Ensemble: Sinfonye.
    • Decca.
  • Franz Schubert

    Die junge Nonne, D.828

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Mary Bevan.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Die Nonne, Op.9 no.12

    Singer: Sophie Daneman. Performer: Eugene Asti.
    • Mendelssohn, Songs and Duets.
    • Hyperion.
    • 13.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Dialogues des Carmelites, Act 2: "Mes soeurs, sa Révérence vient de vous dire"

    Orchestra: Paris Opera Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Dervaux. Choir: Paris Opera Chorus. Singer: Denise Duval. Singer: Régine Crespin. Singer: Rita Gorr. Singer: Gisèle Desmoutiers. Singer: Janine Fourrier. Singer: Liliane Berton.
    • Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 29.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Oct 2022 19:30