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Presented by Martin Handley.

In a concert given at Ulster Hall in Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra under John Lubbock perform works by Sibelius, Finzi and Malcolm Arnold.

With Sibelius' swans and a depiction of a grand castle in Karelia, contrasting with Finzi's passionate and lyrical Clarinet writing. The programme concludes with Malcolm Arnold's warm, affectionate and gripping Second Symphony, a pastoral work written to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Michael Collins (clarinet)
Ulster Orchestra
John Lubbock (conductor)

Sibelius: Karelia Overture
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Arnold: Symphony No 2

Plus Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 2009:

Music performed by the joing winner of the renowned competition, held every four years in Texas.

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op 24
Haochen Zhang (piano).