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27 Mar 2019, MediaCityUK, Salford
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic Studio Concerts Bantock, Beamish & Sibelius

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Bantock, Beamish & Sibelius
13:55 Wed 27 Mar 2019 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic
Scottish conductor Rory Macdonald and pianist Martin Roscoe join the orchestra for a live ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 broadcast
Scottish conductor Rory Macdonald and pianist Martin Roscoe join the orchestra for a live ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 broadcast

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Scottish conductor Rory Macdonald and pianist Martin Roscoe join the orchestra for a live ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 broadcast

This afternoon's concert opens with Bantock's stirring composition; The Sea Reivers. A concise and vigorous sea-poem of vivid orchestral colours. We approach almost a hundred years since this tempestuous piece, based on ‘A Hebridean Sea-Reiver’s Song’ was first performed.

The nautical theme continues further with Piano Concerto No 2 'Cauldron of the Speckled Seas’ from internationally renowned composer Sally Beamish. Inspired by the whirlpool at Corryvreckan, off the west coast of Scotland - this piece develops steadily before culminating in a restless voyage, a relentless whirlpool and finally, a descending calm.

Closing this afternoon's concert - Sibelius’s ambitious and extraordinary Seventh Symphony, which Sibelius compared to rivulets forming a fast flowing river on its way to the sea.