Hans Abrahamsen

Presented by Robert Worby

Recorded at Glasgow's City Halls, Andre de Ridder conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their invited guests, the Danish String Quartet, in works by the Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen.

The concert features the Danish String Quartet, currently members of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, in Abrahamen's First String Quartet, 10 Preludes, written in 1973 and featuring the full range of human expression, from violence to peaceful resolution, as well as his beautifully crafted 2010 orchestral re-working of the same piece, Ten Sinfonias. In between, a performance of his poignant Double Concerto with the violinist Baiba Skride and her sister, the pianist Lauma Skride, for whom the piece was written.

Also in the programme, the next in a series of pieces commissioned from previous winners of the BBC Proms Inspire Competition, performed by members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. This week, a piece for clarinet and ensemble by Thomas Gibbs, who won the senior category in 2013.

Abrahamsen: String Quartet No.1
Danish String Quartet

Abrahamsen: Double Concerto (UK Premiere)
Baiba Skride (violin)
Lauma Skride (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andre de Ridder (conductor)

Gibbs: Verwandlung (World Premiere)
Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Abrahamsen: Ten Sinfonias (UK Premiere)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andre de Ridder (conductor).