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French visionaries

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Debussy, Ravel, Elsa Barraine and Maurice Ohana, with conductor Ilan Volkov and pianist Nicolas Hodges.

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra explore French visionaries of the orchestral world, with a programme that showcases the luminous colours of Debussy鈥檚 ravishing Nocturnes as well as the bittersweet beauty of Ravel鈥檚 waltzes.

The concert opens with a different (and eye-opening) angle on French music: a delightful, rarely-heard symphony from the decade that the 麻豆社 SSO was founded written by Elsa Barraine. She was a classmate and lifelong friend of Olivier Messiaen, who carved her own unique path in the mid-20th century French music scene. Pianist Nicolas Hodges dives deep into the innovative sonic world of Maurice Ohana, the Casablanca-born French composer with a voice that was entirely his own.

Live from City Halls in Glasgow, presented by Gillian Moore.

Elsa Barraine: Symphony No.2
Maurice Ohana: Piano Concerto

c. 8:25pm: interval

c. 8.45pm:
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
Debussy: Nocturnes, for women鈥檚 chorus and orchestra

Ilan Volkov, conductor
Nicolas Hodges, piano
Upper Voices of the RCS Chamber Choir
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Thu 11 Dec 2025 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Elsa Barraine

    Symphony No. 2 (Voina)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Maurice Ohana

    Concerto

    Performer: Nicolas Hodges. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Les Sir猫nes

    Performer: Antonii Baryshevskyi. Singer: Catherina Witting. Choir: Orpheus Vokalensemble. Conductor: Michael Alber.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Quartet

    Ensemble: Behn Quartet.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Introduction and Allegro

    Performer: Edward Druzinsky. Performer: Donald Peck. Performer: Clark Brody. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jean Martinon.
    • RCA.

  • Franz Schubert

    Morgengruss, D 795 No 8 (Die sch枚ne M眉llerin)

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Singer: Mark Padmore.
    • Franz Schubert, Die Schone Mullerin: Padmore/Lewis.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 8.

  • Franz Schubert

    Trockne Blumen, D 795 No 18 (Die sch枚ne M眉llerin)

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Singer: Mark Padmore.
    • Franz Schubert, Die Schone Mullerin: Padmore/Lewis.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 18.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Dec 2025 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3