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Rachmaninov, Bart贸k and Var猫se

麻豆社 Proms 2026

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms: the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by chief conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and principal flute Matthew Higham.

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms: the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by chief conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and principal flute Matthew Higham to perform Rachmaninov's Third Symphony plus music by Bart贸k and Var猫se.

Presented by Andrew McGregor, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Var猫se: Density 21.5
Bart贸k: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

c.7.10pm
Interval: Gillian Moore joins Andrew McGregor live at the Royal Albert Hall to look back to the year 1936, focusing on significant historical as well as musical events.

c.7.30pm
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor

Matthew Higham, flute
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra鈥檚 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history: 1936 was a turning point, producing not only Rachmaninov鈥檚 final symphony 鈥� the Romantic, death-haunted No. 3 鈥� but also Bart贸k鈥檚 electrifying fusion of folk and modernity, his Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, with its two duelling string orchestras and barrage of percussion forces. Var猫se tests the limits of sound and space in Density 21.5 鈥� named for the density of platinum 鈥� for solo flute, performed by the orchestra鈥檚 Principal Flute Matthew Higham.

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1 hour, 50 minutes

Last on

Tue 8 Sep 2026 18:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Edgard Var猫se

    Density 21.5

    Performer: Matthew Higham.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz.106

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite no.1 in G Major BWV.1007 (Prelude)

    Performer: Pau Casals.
    • J. S. Bach: Suites for Cello, 1, 2 & 3.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 101.

  • Johanna Beyer

    Percussion IV

    Ensemble: University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble. Conductor: Thomas Siwe.
    • Historic Works for Percussion Ensemble (1931-1942).
    • Equilibrium.
    • 2.

  • Duke Ellington

    Caravan

    Director: Barney Bigard. Ensemble: Jazzopators.
    • Duke Ellington Small Groups Vol. 1 (1936-37).
    • Documents.
    • 3.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Peter and the Wolf (ending)

    Narrator: Peter Ustinov. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Ellis.
    • SANCTUARY RECORDS.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op. 44

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Sep 2026 18:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3