Afternoon on 3 - Sibelius and the Sibelius Academy - Episode 4

Presented by Louise Fryer. Featuring performances by graduates of the Sibelius Academy - the famous music university in the composer's native Finland - and works by Sibelius himself. Sibelius: Nocturne (Belshazzar's Feast) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo (conductor) Saariaho: Parfum de l'instant Karita Mattila (soprano) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa Pekka Salonen (conductor) 3.00pm Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op 45 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) 3.35pm Sibelius: Nine Songs Jorma Hynninen (baritone) Finnish Chamber Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Ollie Mustonen: Triple Concerto Pekka Kuusisto, Candida Thompson, Elizabeth Perry (violin) Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Olli Mustonen (conductor) 4.15pm Rachmaninov: Three Folksongs, Op 41 (Nos 1, 3); Tjerez retjku retjku bystru, Op 41, No 1 (Across the River); Belilitsy rumjanitsy vy moi, Op 41, No 3 (Whiten my Rouged Cheeks) Eric Ericson Chamber Chorus Swedish Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Esa-Pekka Salonen: Dance from Foreign Bodies Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Sibelius: Symphony No 7 Summer Academy National Youth Orchestra John Adams (conductor).