A live concert from soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou, the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Corinna Niemeyer

Tom McKinney presents specially recorded music from across the UK and Europe.

There will be a focus on BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists with a specially recorded recital from Birmingham. Violist Timothy Ridout and pianist Jonathan Ware will perform a world premiere - Nahre Sol’s Shadow Waters (world premiere) and César Franck's Sonata in A for viola and piano.

Also in todays programme, a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic. Beginning with the spirited brilliance of Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, a sparkling introduction bursting with energy, drama and iconic operatic sounds.

Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs was composed in the final years of his life. Conducted by Corinna Niemeyer and showcasing the soaring soprano vocals of Aphrodite Patoulidou, this poignant masterpiece reflects on the beauty and transience of life itself.

Finally, delight in the charm of Respighi’s The Birds, where elegant orchestration brings avian sounds to life. Inspired by Baroque melodies, Respighi captures playful chirps, flutters and the sounds of nature in this colourful piece.

César Franck
Sonata in A for viola and piano
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Jonathan Ware (piano)

Nahre Sol
Shadow Walkers (World Premiere)
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Jonathan Ware (piano)

Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in A minor for Two Flutes and Violone, TWV 53:a1
Clara Andrada de la Calle (flute)
Sebastian Wittiber (flute)
Peter-Philipp Staemmler (cello)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Cohen (conductor)

Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Tugan Sokhiev (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe, BWV 108
James Hall (counter tenor)
Gwilym Bowen (tenor)
Tomás Král (bass)
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor)

Alice Mary Smith
Overture to the Masque of Pandora
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

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Live concert with the BBC Philharmonic

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute: Overture

Richard Strauss
Four Last Songs

Ottorino Respighi
The Birds

Performers:
BBC Philharmonic
Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano)
Corinna Niemeyer (conductor)