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Schubert Symphony No. 9

Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in music by H茅lo茂se Werner and Schubert, and they are joined by Istv谩n V谩rdai for Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1.

Since 2021, conductor Nicholas Collon and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra have forged an impressive partnership, gaining international acclaim through tours and award-winning recordings.

Tonight's programme, recorded in October at Helsinki's Musiikkitalo, ends with the tuneful profusion of Schubert's last completed symphony, music only discovered after Schubert's death by Robert Schumann who famously praised its 'heavenly length'.

The concert begins with H茅lo茂se Werner's for mira, an affectionate and meditative tribute to Mira Calix, the much-loved, much-missed artist and composer who died tragically young in 2022.

Characterised by that typical Shostakovich combination of sardonic, mocking humour and gloom, Shostakovich wrote his Cello Concerto No. 1 for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. As well as a ferociously difficult solo cello part, including a hugely demanding cadenza, the colourful accompaniment features a major workout for the orchestra's first horn. Tonight the cellist is the Hungarian virtuoso Istv谩n V谩rdai.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

H茅lo茂se Werner: for mira
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, op. 107
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 ('Great')

Istv谩n V谩rdai (cello)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Mon 8 Jan 2024 19:30
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Music Played

  • H茅lo茂se Werner

    for mira

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107

    Performer: Istv谩n V谩rdai. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.

  • Traditional Catalan

    El cant dels ocells (The song of the birds)

    Performer: Istv谩n V谩rdai. Music Arranger: Pau Casals.

  • Robert Schumann

    Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70: I. Adagio

    Performer: Wolfgang Tomboeck. Performer: Madoka Inui.
    • The Art of the Vienna Horn.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • Robert Schumann

    Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70: II. Allegro

    Performer: Wolfgang Tomboeck. Performer: Madoka Inui.
    • The Art of the Vienna Horn.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Zefiro torna

    Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Singer: N煤ria Rial. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Conductor: Christina Pluhar.
    • ERATO.

  • William Beatton Moonie

    Perthshire Echoes

    Performer: Christopher Guild.
    • W.B. Moonie: Instrumental and Chamber Music Vol. 1: Piano Music.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 1-6.

  • Anton Webern

    Langsamer Satz

    Ensemble: Signum Quartet.
    • Quartet Movements.
    • CAPRICCIO.
    • 007.

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Jan 2024 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3