BBC Symphony Orchestra Live
Showcasing the best performances from the UK and beyond, recorded by the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union.
Linton Stephens introduces a selection of specially made recordings for the afternoon, including more highlights from this summer's Glenarm Festival of Voice in Northern Ireland, featuring performances from Radio 3 New Generation Artist Santiago Sanchez and mezzo-soprano Carolyn Dobbin. Today also features a live afternoon concert from Maida Vale studios, featuring the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits in music by Thomas de Hartmann, Karl Amadeus Hartmann and Tchaikovsky.
Including:
Leonard Bernstein
Overture to Candide
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Stéphane Denève (conductor)
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Francesca Dego (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)
From the London International Festival of Early Music 2024:
Trad. Polish
A selection of improvised Polonaises based on Telemann
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder)
filoBarocco
From the Glenarm Festival of Voice 2025:
Richard Strauss
Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1
Die Nacht, Op.10 No. 3
Franz Liszt
Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S.272 No. 2
Santiago Sanchez (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
2.30pm Live from Maida Vale Studios, London
Introduced by Ian Skelly
Thomas de Hartmann
Musique pour la fête de la Patronne, d’après Degas Op. 77
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Chamber Concerto for clarinet, string quartet & string orchestra
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Oleg Shebata-Dragan (clarinet)
Chaos Quartet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits (conductor)
From the Glenarm Festival of Voice 2025:
Carlos Guastavino
Se equivocó la paloma
Bonita rama de sauce
Los llantos del alba
El cerro estaba plateado
El paso de las estrelas
El albeador
Santiago Sanchez (tenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto Op 77 in D
Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.![]()
Georg Philipp Telemann
Selection of 9 improvised Polonaises based on Telemann
Performer: Erik Bosgraaf. Ensemble: filoBarocco.![]()
Richard Strauss
Freundliche Vision, Op.48 No.1
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.![]()
Richard Strauss
Die Nacht, Op.10 No.3
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.![]()
Franz Liszt
Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S.272 No.2
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.![]()
Leonard Bernstein
Overture (Candide)
Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Stéphane Denève.![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance in G major, Op.40
Performer: Daniel Müller‐Schott. Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Tognetti.- Haydn/Beethoven: Muller-Schott/Australian Chamber Orch./Tognetti.
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Thomas de Hartmann
Musique pour la fête de la Patronne
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.![]()
Charles Villiers Stanford
Intermezzi Op 13 - No. 3 Allegretto scherzando
Performer: Oleg Shebata-Dragan. Performer: Dominic Degavino.![]()
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Chamber Concerto for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra
Performer: Oleg Shebeta-Dragan. Performer: Chaos String Quartet. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.![]()
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op.20 No.4 in D: Final movt: Presto Scherzando
Ensemble: Chaos String Quartet.![]()
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.![]()
Carlos Guastavino
Se equivocó la paloma
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.![]()
Carlos Guastavino
Pueblito, Mi Pueblo
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.
Broadcast
- Thu 13 Nov 202513:00BBC Radio 3
