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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, play Bryce Dessner and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Kirill Gerstein is the piano soloist in Strauss's Burleske.

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov performs Bryce Dessner's Mari, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and Kirill Gerstein is the piano soloist in Strauss's Burleske.

In 1922, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ made its first broadcast. As we celebrate a century of  informing, educating and entertaining, we look back on what the world was listening to 100 years ago, and to the future as the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SO (founded in 1930) continues to shape the sounds of the now.

It was in 1922 that Maurice Ravel turned to Modest Mussorgsky’s monumental piano work Pictures at an Exhibition, reimagining the piece in orchestral clothing and bolstering its shattering climax in the process. Semyon Bychkov presides over this performance of the resulting masterpiece, after the UK premiere of a 2021 work by American composer Bryce Dessner (who is also a member or rock band The National), commissioned by Bychkov himself.  Pianist Kirill Gerstein, a long-time musical partner of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov, takes on the hyper-virtuosic demands of Richard Strauss's Burlesque, a piano concerto homage to Brahms.

During the interval we'll hear recent recordings from the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus - founded by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ in 1928 as The National Chorus. Amy Bryce's So All Voices Can Fly was specially commissioned by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 to celebrate ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 100. And Cecilia McDowall's Shipping Forecast pays tribute to ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4's daily broadcasts of the Met Office's weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles - on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Live from the Barbican Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley

Bryce Dessner: Mari (UK Premiere)
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D Minor

20.20 Interval
Amy Bryce: So All Voices Can Fly
Cecilia McDowall: Shipping Forecast

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus
Philip Cobb (trumpet)
Richard Pearce (organ and piano)
Neil Ferris (Chorus Director)

20.45
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch Maurice Ravel)

Kirill Gerstein (piano)
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Feb 2022 19:30

Music Played

  • Bryce Dessner

    Mari For Orchestra

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Richard Strauss

    Burleske In D Minor Av.85 For Piano And Orchestra

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Amy Bryce

    So All Voices Can Fly

    Performer: Philip Cobb. Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.
  • Cecilia McDowall

    Shipping Forecast

    Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures From An Exhibition

    Orchestrator: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Alun Hoddinott

    Harp concerto, Op 11

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Garry Walker.
  • Nigel Hess

    A Celebration Overture

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.
    • Orchid Classics.

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Feb 2022 19:30

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