麻豆社

Birds on the wing open today's Afternoon Concert, with the 麻豆社 Philharmonic and presenter Tom McKinney - works by Respighi, Sibelius and Rautavaara, and two UK premieres with Andrea Tarrodi's Birds of Paradise II and Minna Leinonen's Kaarne (The Raven). There's also the second of this week's Saint-Saens piano concertos with soloist Louis Lortie, and visits to Italy with Berlioz and Foulds, Then, the orchestra also give the UK premiere of Thea Musgrave's Songs for Spring with baritone Ashley Riches and conductor Clarke Rundell, and the afternoon closes with Elgar's epic First Symphony, premiered in Manchester in 1908 and which conductor Arthur Nikisch dubbed 鈥渢he Fifth of Brahms鈥�.

2pm
Respighi Suite: The Birds
Andrea Tarrodi: Birds of Paradise II (ukp)
Sibelius: Scene with cranes
Minna Leinonen: Kaarne (The Raven)(ukp)
Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Anna- Maria Helsing (conductor)

c.3pm
Saint-Sa毛ns Piano Concerto No 2
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Louis Lortie (piano)

c. 3.25pm
Berlioz Overture, Roman Carnival
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Andrew Litton (conductor)

c. 3.35pm
Foulds Sicilian Aubade
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor)

c.3,40pm
Thea Musgrave Songs for Spring (ukp)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Clark Rundell (conductor)
Ashley Riches (baritone)

c.3.55pm
Elgar Symphony No 1
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)