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Philharmonia - Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Brahms

Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Tugan Sokhiev and the Philharmonia celebrate the Royal Philharmonic Society's bicentenary. With music by Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Brahms.

Live from the Royal Festival Hall

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

The Royal Philharmonic Society Bicentenary Concert: the Philharmonia, conducted by Tugan Sokhiev and with violinist Akiko Suwanai, play Mendelssohn, Dvo艡谩k & Brahms.

Mendelssohn: Overture, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Dvo艡谩k: Violin Concerto

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Akiko Suwanai, violin
Philharmonia
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor

On 24 January 1813 a group of musicians, music dealers and publishers met in London and founded the Philharmonic Society. For two hundred years the Royal Philharmonic Society has created a future for music by commissioning new music and supporting composers and musicians throughout the UK and abroad. In this concert, conductor Tugan Sokhiev's and the Philharmonia celebrate the Royal Philharmonic Society's Bicentenary with three composers closely associated with the Society's life and history.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 24 Jan 2013 19:30

Music Played

  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Felix Mendelssohn

      A Midsummer night's dream - incidental music Op.61

      Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev (1977) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

      Concerto in A minor Op.53 for violin and orchestra

      Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev (1977) Performer: Akiko Suwanai Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Interval

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Octet in E flat major Op.20 for strings

    Conductor: Thomas Beecham Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Dutton.
    • 2CDEA5025.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sonata, arr. L. Berkeley for flute & orchestra [orig. for flute & piano]

    Conductor: Paul Daniel Performer: Katherine Bryan Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    • Linn.
    • CKD367.
  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Johannes Brahms

      Symphony no. 1 in C minor Op.68

      Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev (1977) Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Jan 2013 19:30

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