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Haydn and Schubert symphonies in Poole

Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth SO in symphonies by Haydn and Schubert, and Mendelssohn's virtuosic First Piano Concerto.

Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a programme that traces a line from Haydn to Schubert. Joining the orchestra, tonight's soloist, the American pianist Jeremy Denk, performs Mendelssohn's dazzling first piano concerto, written when he was just 21. It's a work that reflects Mendelssohn's own considerable pianistic abilities (he gave the premiere in 1831), with ample room for the soloist to shine in its breathtaking runs.
Two major symphonists bookend the concert. To open, part of a London series of commissions, when the composer was in his sixties, Haydn's Symphony No 102 is a shining example of his mastery of the form. And what better way to conclude than with Schubert's joyous Fifth Symphony, redolent with youthful optimism.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Lighthouse in Poole.

Haydn: Symphony No 102 in B flat major, H.1.102
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 25

Interval music from CD
Niels Gade: String Quartet in F minor
Kontra Quartet

Schubert: Symphony no 5

Jeremy Denk, piano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits (conductor)

Produced by Johannah Smith

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Feb 2020 19:30

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 102 in B flat major, H.1.102

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 25

    Performer: Kirill Karabits. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
  • Niels Wilhelm Gade

    String Quartet in F minor

    Ensemble: Kontra Quartet.
    • BIS CD 516.
    • BIS.
    • 10.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D 485

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • George Enescu

    Symphonie concertante in B minor, Op.8

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kalmar.
    • HYPERION.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Romance, Op.24 No.2

    Performer: H氓vard Gimse.
    • Sibelius: Piano Music Vol.1: Havard Gimse.
    • Naxos.
    • 011.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Feb 2020 19:30