Afternoon on 3 - Song and Dance - Episode 3

Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Californian conductor Edwin Outwater makes a welcome return to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to conduct Barber's Symphony no. 1 and John Adams's Dr Atomic Symphony, based on material from his opera of the same name about the testing of the first atomic bomb. Soloist Nicolas Hodges joins the orchestra in Unsuk Chin's Piano Concerto. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Plus Penny Gore presents more from the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra. LIVE BBC National Orchestra of Wales Edwin Outwater (conductor) Barber: Symphony no. 1 Adams: Dr. Atomic Symphony 2.45pm Interval, including: Copland: Clarinet Concerto Robert Plane (clarinet) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Eric Stern (conductor) 3.05pm LIVE Unsuk Chin: Piano Concerto (BBC NOW commission) Nicolas Hodges (piano) 3.35pm Farnon: Music from Captain Horatio Hornblower RN BBC Concert Orchestra John Wilson (conductor).