麻豆社

Ian Skelly closes this week with more performances by the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Today starts with the brass section of the ensemble playing Sibelius's Overture in F minor. Then, a concert given by the ensemble with conductor B. Tommy Anderson featuring Bartok's Hungarian Sketches for orchestra, from his own piano works; followed by Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with virtuoso soloist Beatrice Rana. The concert finishes with Korngold's Symphony in F sharp.
Then, Robert Plane performs Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie, accompanied by the ensemble, under the baton of Tadaaki Osaka.
The afternoon closes with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6, under conductor Mark Wigglesworth, part of a cycle of recordings of the Russian's composer symphonies by the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales, commercially re-released this month.

2.00pm
Sibelius: Overture in F minor
Brass section, 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales

c.2.10pm
Bartok: Hungarian sketches Sz.97 for orchestra [from own piano works]
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op.26
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp Op.40

Beatrice Rana, piano
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
B. Tommy Andersson, conductor

c.3.45pm
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie

Robert Plane, clarinet
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor

c.3.55pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No 6

麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor