大象传媒

Elgar, Rachmaninov and James MacMillan from the 大象传媒 Philharmonic including Elgar's magnificent Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff and the last of Rachmaninov's symphonies.

John Storgards leads the orchestra in Rachmaninov's Symphony no.3 - a late work, lush and romantic, that remains nostalgic for the romanticism in which the composer grew up, yet with experimental touches such as the use of the saxophone in the orchestral texture

Later, Martyn Brabbins conducts the fourth symphony by Scottish composer James MacMillan, who wrote that he was interested "in the interplay of different types of material, following upon a fascination with music as ritual that has stretched from Monteverdi in the early 17th century through to Boulez and Birtwistle in the present day."

Presented by Kate Molleson

2.00pm
Elgar
Violin Concerto
Rachmaninov
Symphony no.3
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Storgards, conductor

3.30pm
Coates
Two Symphonic Rhapsodies
大象传媒 Philharmonic
John Wilson, conductor

3.40pm
MacMillan
Symphony no.4
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins, conductor