大象传媒

Presented by Catherine Bott.

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri Belohlavek play the world premiere of Brian Elias's Doubles - a sort of concerto for orchestra featuring solos for many of the instruments, Haydn's Cello Concerto No 1 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6, in a concert given at the Barbican Hall, London, on 16 May 2009.

Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Brian Elias: Doubles (world premiere; 大象传媒 commission)
Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 (Pathetique)

Followed by songs about New York from Broadway musicals sung by Kim Criswell and Brent Barrett, with the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn.

Porter: Down in the depths (Red Hot and Blue)
Porter: I happen to like New York (The New Yorkers)
Dana Suesse: Moon about Town
Berlin: Give Me Your Tired

Kim Criswell & Brent Barrett, singers
Maida Vale Singers
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
John McGlinn (conductor).