Monday - 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales' 90th anniversary celebrations
Kate Molleson introduces a week of Afternoon Concerts marking the 90th birthday of the 大象传媒 NOW and explores its music-making partnerships with key conductors.
From the band's beginnings as the Western Studio Orchestra in the Assembly Rooms Cardiff's City Hall, through the orchestra's adventurous tour in what was, then, East Germany, to its enduring three decade-long partnership with Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka, Kate Molleson celebrates the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales' 90th Anniversary with a week of Afternoon Concerts that explore the orchestra's role in Welsh musical life and beyond. Kate begins her journey through the orchestra's nine-decade history with a vintage recording of its first appearance at the 大象传媒 Proms in 1971. and explores the role the ensemble plays in showcasing the work of Welsh composers.
Haydn - Symphony No. 92. in G major ' Oxford'
Stravinsky - Violin Concerto in D major
Esther Glazer (violin)
大象传媒 Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Irwin Hoffman (conductor)
c. 4pm
Hoddinott - Symphony No. 6, Op. 116
大象传媒 Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Alun Hoddinott (conductor).
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Music Played
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 92 in G major, H.1/92 (Oxford)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Irwin Hoffman. -
Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Performer: Esther Glazer. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Irwin Hoffman. -
Alun Hoddinott
Symphony No 6, Op 116
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Alun Hoddinott. -
Grace Williams
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Arthur Davison. -
Florent Schmitt
Psalm 47, Op 38
Performer: Charles Harrison. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer. -
Michael Berkeley
Concerto for Orchestra
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
Broadcast
- Mon 9 Apr 2018 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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