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Louise Fryer celebrates conductors and composers of the St Petersburg Conservatory. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (excerpts). Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. Plus Shchedrin and Brahms.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Series celebrating the rich legacy of the St Petersburg Conservatory, which was founded in 1861 by Anton Rubinstein. It features great Russian and Soviet composers and conductors who were alumni.

Shchedrin: Concerto No 1 for orchestra (Naughty Limericks)
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts)
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

2.35pm
Brahms: String Quartet No 3 in B flat, Op 67
Atrium Quartet

3.15pm
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev (conductor)

4.00pm
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No 2 in F, Op 22
Atrium Quartet.

3 hours

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Mon 27 Apr 2009 14:00

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