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Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla takes us on a very personal tour of Eastern Europe, from Georgia to the Baltic, including music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Ciurlionis, the 'Lithuanian Elgar'.

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla takes us on a very personal tour of Eastern Europe, from Georgia to the Baltic. There will be gripping new discoveries from her personal favourite Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Ciurlionis, the “Lithuanian Elgar”, takes us on a walk through the forests.

Andrew McGregor presents live from Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

CIURLIONIS Miske (In the Forest);
WEINBERG Clarinet Concerto;
LOBODA Requiem for Ukraine;
WEINBERG 12 Miniatures for flute and orchestra;
KAKHIDZE Bruderschaft (Brotherhood)

Eugene Tzikindelean, violin
Oliver Janes, clarinet
Marie-Christine Zupancic, flute
Adam Römer, viola
Onute Grazinyte, piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Veronika Povilioniene

    Lithuanian Lullaby

    Performer: Veronika Povilioniene.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
  • Mikolajus Čiurlionis

    In the Forest

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.
  • Mieczysław Weinberg

    Clarinet Concerto

    Performer: Oliver Janes. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.
  • Leopold Godowsky

    Passacaglia on a Theme by Schubert

    Performer: Marc-André Hamelin.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA67300.
  • Igor Loboda

    Requiem for Ukraine

    Performer: Eugene Tzikindelean.
  • Mieczysław Weinberg

    12 Miniatures for Flute and Strings

    Performer: Marie-Christine Zupancíc. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.
  • Vakhtang Kakhidze

    Brotherhood

    Performer: Onutė Gražinytė. Performer: Adam Römer. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Waltz in D flat major, Op 64 No 1, 'Minute'

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Chopin: Maria Joao Pires, Pavel Gomziakov.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Dec 2023 19:30