Afternoon on 3 - BBC Philharmonic at 75 - Episode 4

Louise Fryer continues the week's celebration of the BBC Philharmonic's 75th birthday, including a great showpiece for them, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. Plus a live concert by the BBC Singers from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge in London: Richard Coles introduces a programme of modern British sacred music for Maundy Thursday. Haydn: Symphony no. 26 in D minor "Lamentatione" BBC Philharmonic Nicholas Kraemer (conductor) 2.15pm LIVE from St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, in London, Richard Coles presents a concert of modern British sacred music for Maundy Thursday. BBC Singers David Hill - conductor Stephen Farr - organ Kenneth Leighton: Crucifixus pro nobis Matthew Martin: Quadraginta annis Gabriel Jackson: O sacrum convivium Alan Ridout: movements from The Seven Last Words Patric Standford: motets from Tenebrae Responsories Giles Swayne: movements from The Stations of the Cross Francis Pott: My song is love unknown 3.30pm Chopin orch. Stravinsky: Nocturne in A flat BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra BBC Philharmonic Cornelius Meister (conductor) 4.15pm Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 in C minor "Organ" Jonathan Scott (organ) BBC Philharmonic Ludovic Morlot (conductor).