Afternoon on 3 - The Big Concert Plus - Episode 1

Yesterday the BBC's seven performing groups all gave live concerts on Radio 3. In this week's Afternoon on 3 Penny Gore picks up the baton to celebrate all seven performing groups with a concert each - from right across the UK and Europe. She begins today with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the beautiful acoustic of Aberdeen's Music Hall with their Scots Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in his first season at the helm, and the BBC Philharmonic with a smoky programme of Rachmaninov given at the Italian festival of which their Italian Chief Conductor is Artistic Director - at Stresa by Lake Maggiore in the foothills of the Italian Alps. Beethoven: Prometheus Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor Sibelius: Violin Concerto Julian Rachlin, violin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor 2.40pm Elgar: Symphony no.1 in A flat BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor 3.30pm Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor 3.50pm Rachmaninov: Aleko Aleko...............................Sergey Murzaev Young Gypsy.....................Evgeny Akimov Old Gypsy...............Gennadi Bezzubenkov Zemfira............................Svetla Vassilieva Old Gypsy woman..... Nadezhda Vassilieva Chorus of Teatro Regio, Turin BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor.