Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture - BBC Symphony Orchestra / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Penny Gore presents, starting Afternoon in Concert's participation in Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. First, a concert given by Semyon Bychkov and the BBC Symphony Orchestra focusing on repertoire by Tchaikovsky, including his Serenade in C major for string orchestra, his Third Piano Concerto, with Kirill Gerstein as soloist, and his symphonic fantasia after Dante, Francesca da Rimini; before the latter they perform Taneyev concert overture The Oresteia. The afternoon continues with the Doric Quartet joining the ensemble, this time under Edward Gardner, in Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra. Finally, closing the programme, the BBC Phiharmonic, under the baton of Andrew Litton, perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905.

2.00pm
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major for string orchestra, Op.48
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op.75
Taneyev: The Oresteia - concert overture, Op.6
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini - symphonic fantasia after Dante, Op.32
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

3.35pm
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for string orchestra, Op.47
Doric String Quartet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

3.50pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor (The Year 1905), Op.103
BBC Philharmonic
Andrew Litton (conductor).