BBC Philharmonic - David Matthews, HK Gruber, Weill, Schwertsik
BBC Philharmonic under HK Gruber at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. David Matthews: Symphony No 8. Gruber: Cello Concerto. Weill: Symphony No 1. Schwertsik: Baumgesange (Tree Songs).
Live from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester
Presented by Martin Handley
The BBC Philharmonic perform the world premiere of David Matthews' Eighth Symphony.
David Matthews: Symphony No.8 (world premiere: BBC Commission)
HK Gruber: Cello Concerto
8.15 Music Interval
8.35
Weill: Symphony No.1
Kurt Schwertsik: Baumgesänge (Tree Songs)
Matthew Barley (cello)
BBC Philharmonic
HK Gruber (conductor)
Written for the BBC Philharmonic and with tonight's conductor HK Gruber its dedicatee, the programme opens with the world premiere of David Matthews' Eighth Symphony. Matthew Barley is the soloist in Gruber's own Cello Concerto and after the interval there's a chance to hear Weill's emotionally-charged First Symphony and Gruber's compatriot Kurt Schwertsik's extrovert Baumgesänge.
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Fri 17 Apr 201519:30BBC Radio 3
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