BBC NOW - Dvorak, Smetana, Bartok, Kodaly

From the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances for orchestra, B 83 - Op 46 No 2 in E minor, Dumka;
Op. 46 No. 8 in G minor; Op 72 No 2 in E minor; Op 72 No 7 in C major.

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2

8.15: Interval: Looking ahead to the grand final of BBC Young Musician 2016, which is being held at the Barbican on Sunday May 15th, another chance to hear the winner from 2010.

Saint-Saens Piano Concerto no. 2
BBC NOW
Lara Melda
Vasily Petrenko

8.35
Smetana: Vltava
Kodály: Háry János - suite

Alina Ibragimova, violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Otto Tausk, conductor

We journey to Eastern Europe for music firmly placed in its surroundings - Smetana's Vltava follows the path of the mighty river, whereas Kodály's Háry János shares the power of storytelling, as the veteran soldier, spins imaginative yarns of his heroism and adventures - including single-handedly beating Napoleon in battle - to his audience of tavern drinkers.