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The CBSO and Kian Soltani: Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto

Kazuki Yamada leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a French programme, with the Austrian cellist Kian Soltani playing Saint-Saëns' concerto as the centrepiece.

Kazuki Yamada leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Saar International Music Festival in Germany. The Austrian cellist Kian Soltani plays Saint-Saëns' concerto, and the orchestra continue the French theme with Berlioz, Fauré and Ravel. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval Romain Overture
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

12:40 AM
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Cello Concerto no 1, Op 33
Kian Soltani (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:02 AM
Kian Soltani (b.1992)
Persian Fire Dance (encore)
Kian Soltani (cello)

01:05 AM
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Élégie, Op 24
Kian Soltani (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:13 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no 1
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:24 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no 2
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

01:43 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Aria "Ombra mai fu" from Act 1 of the opera 'Serse'
Sergejs Jegers (counter tenor), Sinfonietta Riga Chamber Orchestra

01:47 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Slatter, Op 72 (Norwegian peasant dances)
Ingfrid Breie Nyhus (piano)

02:24 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Aria: 'O wie angstlich, o wie feurig' - from 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail'
Michael Schade (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

02:31 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Tilev String Quartet

02:56 AM
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Symphony no 3
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz (conductor)

03:28 AM
Per Gunnar Petersson (b.1954)
Aftonland (Evening Land) for choir and solo horn
Soren Hermansson (horn), Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (director)

03:43 AM
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1739-1799)
Symphony in G major, Op 11 no 1
Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

03:57 AM
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
Berceuse de Jocelyn
Henry-David Varema (cello), Cornelia Lootsmann (harp)

04:03 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), arr. Fred Mills
Sonata for two trumpets and brass
Brass Consort Köln

04:09 AM
Josef Suk (1949-2011)
Meditation on an old Czech hymn 'St Wenceslas', Op 35a
Camerata Bern, Antje Weithaas (director)

04:17 AM
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Hor che Apollo - Serenade for soprano, 2 violins & continuo
Susanne Ryden (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

04:31 AM
Georges Auric (1899-1983), arr. Philip Lane
Overture from "Hue and Cry"
BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

04:33 AM
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Capriccio for Two Pianos
Antra Viksne (piano), Normunds Viksne (piano)

04:38 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
He shall feed his flock (Messiah)
Marita Kvarving Sølberg (soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor)

04:45 AM
Paule Maurice (1910-67)
Tableaux de Provence - 5 pieces for saxophone and orchestra
Julia Nolan (saxophone), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

05:00 AM
Chan Ka Nin (b.1949)
Four seasons suite
Ottawa Winds, Michael Goodwin (conductor)

05:12 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Pohjola's Daughter, Op 49
BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds (conductor)

05:27 AM
Josef Suk (1949-2011), Gabrielle Brunner (20th C)
4 Pieces for violin and piano 'post-composed' for violin and string ensemble
Antje Weithaas (violin), Camerata Bern, Antje Weithaas (director)

05:46 AM
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734)
Missa Paschalis
Barbara Janowska (soprano), Wanda Laddy (soprano), Robert Lawaty (counter tenor), Cezary Szyfman (baritone), Michał Straszewski (bass)

06:01 AM
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
Concerto for violin and horn in A major
Agata Raatz (violin), Zora Slokar (horn), Berner Kammerorchester, Graziella Contratto (conductor)

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Thu 20 Nov 202500:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Le Carnaval Romain Overture

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • DESR.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Cello Concerto no 1, Op 33

    Performer: Kian Soltani. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • DESR.

  • Kian Soltani

    Persian Fire Dance (encore)

    Performer: Kian Soltani.
    • DESR.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Élégie, Op 24

    Performer: Kian Soltani. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • DESR.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no 1

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • DESR.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no 2

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • DESR.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Aria "Ombra mai fu" from Act 1 of the opera 'Serse'

    Singer: Sergejs Jēgers. Orchestra: Sinfonietta Riga Chamber Orchestra.
    • SKSR.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Slatter, Op 72 (Norwegian peasant dances)

    Performer: Ingfrid Breie Nyhus.
    • NONRK.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Aria: 'O wie angstlich, o wie feurig' - from 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail'

    Singer: Michael Schade. Orchestra: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bradshaw.
    • CACBC.

  • Claude Debussy

    String Quartet in G minor, Op 10

    Ensemble: Tilev String Quartet.
    • BGBNR.

  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Symphony No 3

    Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jan Krenz.
    • PLPR.

  • Per Gunnar Petersson

    Aftonland (Evening Land) for choir, solo horn and solo

    Performer: Sören Hermansson. Choir: Jutland Chamber Choir. Director: Mogens Dahl.
    • DKDR.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Symphony in G major, Op 11 no 1

    Orchestra: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Jeanne Lamon.
    • CACBC.

  • Benjamin Godard

    Berceuse de Jocelyn

    Performer: Henry-David Varema. Performer: Cornelia Lootsmann.
    • EEER.

  • Henry Purcell

    Sonata for two trumpets and brass

    Music Arranger: Frederic Mills. Ensemble: Brass Consort Köln.
    • DEWDR.

  • Josef Suk

    Meditation on an old Czech hymn 'St Wenceslas', Op 35a

    Orchestra: Camerata Bern. Director: Antje Weithaas.
    • CHSRF.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    Hor che Apollo - Serenade for soprano, 2 violins & continuo

    Singer: Susanne Rydén. Ensemble: Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.
    • DEWDR.

  • Georges Auric

    Overture from "Hue and Cry"

    Music Arranger: Philip Lane. Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • GBBBC.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Capriccio d'après Le Bal Masqué for Two Pianos

    Performer: Antra Vīksne. Performer: Normunds Vīksne.
    • LVLR.

  • George Frideric Handel

    He shall feed his flock (Messiah)

    Singer: Marita Kvarving Sølberg. Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ketil Haugsand.
    • NONRK.

  • Paule Maurice

    Tableaux de Provence - 5 pieces for saxophone and orchestra

    Performer: Julia Nolan. Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • CACBC.

  • Chan Ka Nin

    Four seasons suite

    Ensemble: Ottawa Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Michael Goodwin.
    • CACBC.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Pohjola's Daughter, Op 49

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.
    • GBBBC.

  • Josef Suk

    4 Pieces for violin and piano 'post-composed' for violin and string ensemble

    Composer: Gabrielle Brunner. Performer: Antje Weithaas. Orchestra: Camerata Bern. Director: Antje Weithaas.
    • CHSRF.

  • Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki

    Missa Paschalis

    Singer: Barbara Janowska. Singer: Wanda Laddy. Singer: Robert Lawaty. Singer: Cezary Szyfman. Singer: Michał Straszewski.
    • PLPR.

  • Ethel Smyth

    Concerto for violin and horn in A major

    Performer: Agata-Maria Raatz. Performer: Zora Slokar. Orchestra: Bern Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Graziella Contratto.
    • CHSRF.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Nov 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3