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Penny Gore presents a week of programmes reflecting on musical firsts featuring the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales.

Penny opens with a concert given last month at 大象传媒 Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, home of the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, the first of a season looking back on past premieres and 大象传媒 commissions. Principal Guest conductor Jac van Steen conducts two orchestral masterpieces from twentieth century Russia, and David Matthews joins Penny live in the studio to introduce his cello concerto, "Concerto in Azzurro". It was premiered by this orchestra in 2002, and here receives its first performance in Wales, with the exciting young soloist Guy Johnston, himself a past 大象传媒 Young Musician of the Year.

David also talks to Penny about his 6th symphony, heard here for the first time in a brand new recording. The symphony was premiered at the Proms in 2007 to great critical acclaim, and takes its theme from Vaughan Williams hymn tune "Down Ampney" - often sung to the words "Come down, O love divine". The same hymn tune also underpins a new work from Australian composer Paul Stanhope, which received its UK premiere with the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival in 2009. These two works from different sides of the world are joined together by a performance of Vaughan Williams own "Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis", given in the building for which it was written, Gloucester Cathedral.

Stravinsky: Symphony in three movements
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

2.25pm
David Matthews: Concerto in Azzurro (Op.87)
Guy Johnston (cello)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Prokofiev: Symphony no. 3 in C minor (Op. 44)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

3.35pm
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

3.55pm
David Matthews: Symphony no. 6 (Op.100)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Paul Stanhope: Fantasia on a theme of Vaughan Williams for orchestra
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Andre de Ridder (conductor).

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