4 episodes · 25th February 2024
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra performs Bruch's First Violin Concerto, with Jennifer Pike on violin, and Dvorak's New World Symphony, a journey of musical discovery around America.
Featuring three pieces of music with a magical and mythical air, conjured up by conductor Lionel Bringuier and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Nessun Dorma and the theme from The Magnificent Seven are just two of the classics performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra on a night of glorious music making. Katie Derham and the orchestra are joined by tenor and MasterChef winner Wynne Evans and violinist Aleksey Semenenko to celebrate more than 70 years of BBC Radio's legendary concert series Friday Night Is Music Night. Conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing, this special concert from London’s famous Alexandra Palace also features favourites by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.
Gemma New conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Brahms's Symphony No 4 in E minor, and violinist Geneva Lewis performs a violin concerto with an American flavour by Samuel Barber.
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