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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg

Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts the NDR Elbphilharmonie in Nielsen's Helios Overture, Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1, with soloist Leonidas Kavakos, and Sibelius's Symphony No 5.

Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducting the NDR Elbphilharmonie, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, in a concert featuring Carl Nielsen's overture Helios, also Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the virtuoso Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos as soloist, finishing with Sibelius' Symphony No. 5 in E flat.
Presented by Penny Gore.

2.00pm
Nielsen: Helios, Op. 17, overture
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82

Leonidas Kavakos, violin
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Helios - overture Op.17

    Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Concerto no. 1 in A minor Op.77 for violin and orchestra

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita no. 2 in D minor BWV.1004 for violin solo i Sarabande

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 5 in E flat major Op.82

    Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Feb 2019 14:00