BBC Philharmonic live from Salford

Live from Salford's MediaCityUK, conductor Douglas Boyd and the BBC Philharmonic perform Britten's thrilling setting of poems by Rimbaud, Les Illuminations with tenor Robin Tritschler. This is paired with Mozart's Serenade in B flat (K 361) often referred to as the Gran Partita. The live concert is presented by Tom Redmond.

After this, Tom continues his survey this week of Tippett's symphonic works with the composer's Symphony No. 3 for soprano and orchestra, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Brabbins and soloist Rachel Nicholls. This eclectic works is blues-influenced and includes quotations from Beethoven, suggesting that Tippett was challenging Beethoven's world-view.

2.00 pm
Britten: Les Illuminations
Mozart: Serenade in B flat (K 361)
Robin Tritschler, tenor
BBC Philharmonic
Douglas Boyd, conductor

c. 3.20 pm
Tippett: Symphony No. 3
Rachel Nicholls, soprano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

c. 4.20 pm
Britten: Four Sea Interludes
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rory Macdonald, conductor

c. 4.40 pm
Helen Grime: Snow from 2 Eardley Pictures
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Rory Macdonald, conductor