Afternoon on 3 - BBC Symphony Orchestra 80th Annversary - Episode 3

As the BBC Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 80th anniversary, Afternoon on 3 continues with its week of performances by the Orchestra and its twelve Chief Conductors since 1930. In the 1970s and 1980s Pierre Boulez, Rudolf Kempe, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky and Sir John Pritchard each contributed to the Orchestra's kaleidoscope of repertoire and styles. Presented by Louise Fryer. 2.00pm Messiaen: Poeme pour Mi Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano Pierre Boulez, conductor 2.30pm Schubert: Symphony No. 5 Rudolf Kempe, conductor 3.00pm Knussen: Symphony No. 3 Oliver Knussen, conductor 3.15pm Delius: Summer Night on the River Sir John Pritchard, conductor 3.20pm Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (extracts) Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor.