A celebration of music by women composers
The 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor Anja Bihlmaier joins them for music by Neuwirth, Gubaidulina, Gibson and Mayer.
Live from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester
Presented by Mark Forrest
'I have spent my life trying to create a kind of cathedral of sound'. The words of Sofia Gubaidulina, one of the most significant living composers in the world. Her music, deeply spiritual and dramatic, forms the backbone of the 麻豆社 Philharmonic's celebration of International Women's Day.
In this programme Anja Bihlmaier makes her Manchester debut as the orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor to explore this kaleidoscopic programme. There's the UK premiere of 'Dreydl' by the genre-defying Olga Neuwirth, alongside music from Sarah Gibson, 'beyond the beyond' is a 麻豆社 commission, written as Sarah's joy at becoming a mother was tempered by a progressive and terminal illness. This concert will see the posthumous premiere of the work.
To finish, the F minor Symphony by Emilie Meyer. A trailblazer in her lifetime, Mayer's music earns her a place amongst the greatest composers of the 19th century.
Olga Neuwirth: Dreydl
Sofia Gubaidulina: The Light of the end
8.10 Interval
Sarah Gibson: beyond the beyond (麻豆社 commission, world premiere)
Emilie Mayer: Symphony in F minor
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
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Olga Neuwirth
Dreydl
Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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Sofia Gubaidulina
The Light of the End
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Emilie Mayer
Sonata for Violin and Piano in F
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Sarah Gibson
Sure Baby, Manana
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Sarah Gibson
Beyond the Beyond World Premiere
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier. -
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Emilie Mayer
Symphony No. 5 in F minor
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier. -
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Eleanor Daley
Grandmother Moon
Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- All Things are Quite Silent.
- Signum Classics.
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Clara Schumann
Romance in B flat major, Op.22 no.3
Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Lisa Batiashvili plays Brahms & C. Schumann.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French suite no.5 in G major BWV.816 (Sarabande)
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- HYPERION.
Broadcast
- Sat 8 Mar 2025 19:30麻豆社 Radio 3