Afternoon on 3 - A Prelude to Youth - Episode 1

On Sunday, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays host to the grand final of the BBC Young Musician competition at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. That concert is being broadcast both on Radio 3 and BBC 4 TV, and throughout this week's Afternoons Jonathan Swain presents performances from the final rounds (the percussion final forms part of Performance on 3 on Friday evening). There's also a strong focus on youth in the other music this week, featuring competition finalists from previous years, and on Wednesday we go live to the orchestra's home in BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. Hughes: Prelude for the Youth of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor) Hummel: Trumpet concerto in E BBC National Orchestra of Wales Alison Balsom (trumpet) Jac van Steen (conductor) 2.40pm Torke: Rapture BBC National Orchestra of Wales Colin Currie (percussion) Jac van Steen (conductor) Gerswhin: An American in Paris BBC National Orchestra of Wales National Youth Orchestra of Wales Eric Stern (conductor) Edward Gregson: Trombone Concerto BBC Concert Orchestra Peter Moore (trombone) Bramwell Tovey (conductor) 4pm Berlioz: Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) 4.35pm Performances from the winner of the 2010 BBC Young Musician brass finals.