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BBC Philharmonic - Halvorsen, Strauss, Mendelssohn

Live from MediaCity, Salford, BBC Philharmonic under Ben Gernon. Halvorsen: Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures. Strauss: Burleske, Op 11 (Zhang Zuo: piano). Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1.

Live from MediaCity, Salford, home of the BBC Philharmonic.

This week launches the Afternoon on 3 Nordic and Baltic season. Conductor Ben Gernon had his BBC Proms debut this year and joins the orchestra for Johan Halvorsen's Pictures from Norwegian Fairy Tales, Richard Strauss's Burleske for piano and orchestra with soloist Zhang Zuo and Mendelssohn's youthful First Symphony.

LIVE
2pm
Halvorsen
Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures, Op.37

Strauss
Burleske in D Minor, Op.11
Zhang Zuo (piano)

Mendelssohn
Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.11

BBC Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor).

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 22 Oct 201414:00

Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    A Song of the Night

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Performer: Tamsin Little.
  • Edward Elgar

    March of the Mogul Emperors (The Crown of India)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Elgar: The Crown of India: BBC Philharmonic/Davis.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no.1 in C minor, Op.11

  • Richard Strauss

    Burleske

Credit

RoleContributor
PerformerBBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Oct 201414:00