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The CBSO and Kian Soltani: Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto

Kazuki Yamada leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a French programme, with the Austrian cellist Kian Soltani playing Saint-Saëns' concerto as the centrepiece.

Kazuki Yamada leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Saar International Music Festival in Germany. The Austrian cellist Kian Soltani plays Saint-Saëns' concerto, and the orchestra continue the French theme with Berlioz, Fauré and Ravel. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval Romain Overture
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

12:40 AM
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Cello Concerto no 1, Op 33
Kian Soltani (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:02 AM
Kian Soltani (b.1992)
Persian Fire Dance (encore)
Kian Soltani (cello)

01:05 AM
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Élégie, Op 24
Kian Soltani (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:13 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no 1
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:24 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no 2
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:43 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Aria "Ombra mai fu" from Act 1 of the opera 'Serse'
Sergejs Jegers (counter tenor), Sinfonietta Riga Chamber Orchestra

01:47 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Slatter, Op 72 (Norwegian peasant dances)
Ingfrid Breie Nyhus (piano)

02:24 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Aria: 'O wie angstlich, o wie feurig' - from 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail'
Michael Schade (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

02:31 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Tilev String Quartet

02:56 AM
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Symphony no 3
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz (conductor)

03:28 AM
Per Gunnar Petersson (b.1954)
Aftonland (Evening Land) for choir and solo horn
Soren Hermansson (horn), Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (director)

03:43 AM
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1739-1799)
Symphony in G major, Op 11 no 1
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

03:57 AM
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
Berceuse de Jocelyn
Henry-David Varema (cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (harp)

04:03 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), arr. Fred Mills
Sonata for two trumpets and brass
Brass Consort Köln

04:09 AM
Josef Suk (1949-2011)
Meditation on an old Czech hymn 'St Wenceslas', Op 35a
Camerata Bern, Antje Weithaas (director)

04:17 AM
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Hor che Apollo - Serenade for soprano, 2 violins & continuo
Susanne Ryden (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

04:31 AM
Georges Auric (1899-1983), arr. Philip Lane
Overture from "Hue and Cry"
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

04:33 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Capriccio for Two Pianos
Antra Viksne (piano), Normunds Viksne (piano)

04:38 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
He shall feed his flock (Messiah)
Marita Kvarving Sølberg (soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor)

04:45 AM
Paule Maurice (1910-67)
Tableaux de Provence - 5 pieces for saxophone and orchestra
Julia Nolan (saxophone), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

05:00 AM
Chan Ka Nin (b.1949)
Four seasons suite
Ottawa Winds, Michael Goodwin (conductor)

05:12 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Pohjola's Daughter, Op 49
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic, John StorgÃ¥rds (conductor)

05:27 AM
Josef Suk (1949-2011), Gabrielle Brunner (20th C)
4 Pieces for violin and piano 'post-composed' for violin and string ensemble
Antje Weithaas (violin), Camerata Bern, Antje Weithaas (director)

05:46 AM
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734)
Missa Paschalis
Barbara Janowska (soprano), Wanda Laddy (soprano), Robert Lawaty (counter tenor), Cezary Szyfman (baritone), Michał Straszewski (bass)

06:01 AM
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
Concerto for violin and horn in A major
Agata Raatz (violin), Zora Slokar (horn), Berner Kammerorchester, Graziella Contratto (conductor)

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  • Thu 20 Nov 2025 00:30