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Friday - BBC Philharmonic on Tour

BBC Philharmonic in concert in Germany. Britten: Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4. Elgar: Symphony No 2. Plus National Youth Orchestra of Canada in Chris Meyer's Hope.

Penny Gore concludes a week of performances from the orchestra on tour in Spain, Austria, Germany and China.

Today, Julia Fischer joins the orchestra for Britten's Violin Concerto in Stuttgart, and Juanjo Mena conducts Elgar's Second Symphony in Innsbruck. Plus, as part of Radio 3's Canada 150 celebrations, a performance of Chris Meyer's Hope, performed by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.

2pm
Britten
Violin Concerto, Op 15
Julia Fischer (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

c.2.35pm
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

c.3.20pm
Elgar
Symphony No 2 in E flat major, Op 63
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

c.4.15pm
Canada 150
Chris Meyer
Hope (NYO of Canada commission)
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Perry So (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Jun 201714:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Violin Concerto, Op 15

    Performer: Julia Fischer. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Niccolò Paganini

    Caprice for solo violin in B minor, Op 1 no 2

    Performer: Julia Fischer.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op 36

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Dance of the Tumblers (from the opera 'Snow Maiden')

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op 63

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Chris Meyer

    Hope

    Orchestra: National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Conductor: Perry So.

Credit

PerformerBBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Fri 30 Jun 201714:00
    BBC Radio 3