Desert Island Discs at Birmingham's Symphony Hall
19:30 Sat 4 Oct 2014 Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Desert Island Discs at Birmingham's Symphony Hall.
Desert Island Discs at Birmingham's Symphony Hall.
Programme
- By the Sleepy Lagoon
- 'Jupiter' from The Planets
- Canon and Gigue in D major
- Concerto for Clarinet in A major, (Adagio).
- Violin Concerto (Allegro).
- By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(First Movement)
- 'Largo' from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op 95
- Swan Lake Waltz
- Nimrod
- Adagio for strings
- Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)
Performers
- Anthony InglisConductor
- Mark SimpsonClarinet
- Gwilym SimcockPiano
- Jennifer PikeViolin
Concert Information
A journey of discovery through the most popular classical music choices from the world famous BBC radio programme, performed live and featuring castaway clips from the archive.
The programme includes virtuosic performances from violinist Jennifer Pike (BBC Young Musician of the Year winner 2002), clarinettist Mark Simpson (BBC Young Musician of the Year winner 2006) and pianist Gwilym Simcock (BBC Jazz Award Rising Star winner 2005).
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley.
