Ian McEwan with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
Ian McEwan reads from his works, including Enduring Love, Saturday, Atonement, and The Child in Time, alongside music played by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adam Hickox.
Ian McEwan is one of the most admired storytellers of our time – an author whose novels lay bare the passions and the contradictions of modern Britain, exploring universal truths about relationships, society and the infinite complexity of the human condition. In this very special event, the author of Atonement, Chesil Beach and Enduring Love joins the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra to read from his own works, with music curated around his readings, and a special guest appearance by jazz singer Emma Smith.
Enjoy the full concert as recorded at the Barbican Hall, London on Friday March 31st 2023. A shortened version was broadcast on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 on Saturday 8 April.
Grażyna Bacewicz: overture
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op 71 (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Thelonious Monk: Round Midnight*
Mieczysław Weinberg: Aria
Philip Glass: Interlude to Act 1 Sc2 from The Voyage
Angela Morley: Final Struggle and Triumph (from music for the film Watership Down)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C major fourth movement
Ian McEwan (Host and reader)
Emma Smith (Vocal Soloist)*
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
Adam Hickox (conductor)
[Please note that some of the readings in this concert include themes of an adult nature and strong language.]
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Grażyna Bacewicz
Overture For Orchestra
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Arvo Pärt
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Edvard Grieg
Prelude from the Holberg Suite
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Thelonious Monk
'Round Midnight
Music Arranger: Simon Nathan. Singer: Emma Smith. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Aria Op.9
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Philip Glass
Mechanical Ballet (from The Voyage)
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Angela Morley
Final Struggle and Triumph (from Watership Down)
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.1 in C Op.21 - Finale
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle in E flat major, Op 33 No 1
Performer: Steven Osborne.- Beethoven: Bagatelles: Steven Osborne.
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Broadcast
- Sun 14 May 2023 19:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3