Afternoon on 3 - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - 75th Anniversary - Episode 4

3 December 1935 saw the debut of a new orchestra in Glasgow: the BBC Scottish Orchestra. This week, as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, they celebrate their 75th birthday. Katie Derham celebrates in Afternoon on 3 with a selection of exciting new recordings and and archive highlights from the orchestra's history. The week features recordings with most of the orchestra's Principal Conductors - from their founder Ian Whyte to Donald Runnicles, who's been in the post just over a year - and some of their most famous Assistant Conductors, including Simon Rattle! There's also Scottish music every day, and we visit all five cities where the orchestra perform regularly - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Perth. Today we hear the BBC SSO in Munich and Vienna on their recent acclaimed tour of central Europe. Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict - Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor [1990 recording: world premiere] 2.30pm Brahms: Violin Concerto James Ehnes, violin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor 3.10pm Richard Strauss: Sinfonia domestica BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor Grieg: The Last Spring BBC Scottish Orchestra Bryden Thomson, conductor [1960 recording] 4.00pm Elgar: Symphony No. 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles, conductor.