BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Studio Concerts Ireland, Ravel & Vaughan Williams

Charismatic conductor and Proms star John Wilson takes the baton and leads the orchestra today’s studio concert, broadcast live for BBC Radio 3.

The programme begins with Ireland’s Satyricon-Overture - a musical adaptation based on Petronius's tale about the adventures of three Ancient Roman youths. The orchestra then performs Ravel’s Ma Mère l'Oye: Suite, a charming and delicate suite of fairytale pieces.

The afternoon concludes with Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 8 which was premiered in Manchester in 1956.