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Friday - Sibelius 5 Live

The BBC Philharmonic and conductor Gemma New perform Sibelius, Brahms and Lilburn live from their base in Salford, and more from this week of music making from Denmark.

The BBC Philharmonic and Gemma New perform music by Sibelius, Brahms and Lilburn live from their base at MediaCityUK in Salford, and Ian Skelly rounds up his week of music making from Denmark. with the conclusion of Hans Abrahamsen's Ten Pieces for Orchestra - a work nearly fifteen years in the making.

2pm
Lilburn: Aotearoa
Brahms: Violin Concerto (Tobias Feldmann - violin)

Interval
Onslow: Wind Quintet in F Op81
Les Vents Francais

c.3pm
Sibelius: Symphony No 5
BBC Philharmonic
Gemma New (conductor)

Gibbons: 'The Silver Swanne'
Bennett: 'All Creatures Now'
Tallis: 'Te Lucis Ante Terminum'
BBC Singers
Nicholas Chalmers (conductor)
Ellie Storach (conductor)

Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Pieces for Orchestra
No 10. Adagio molto espressivo
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi (conductor)

Nielsen: Aladdin Op34 (excerpts)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Roazhdezvensky (conductor)

2 hours, 32 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Oct 202114:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Douglas Lilburn

    Aotearoa

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gemma New.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto

    Orchestra: Tobias Feldmann. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gemma New.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 5

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gemma New.

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Oct 202114:00
    BBC Radio 3