Afternoon on 3 - St Petersburg Conservatory - Episode 1

Presented by Louise Fryer. Series celebrating the rich legacy of the St Petersburg Conservatory, which was founded in 1861 by Anton Rubinstein. It features great Russian and Soviet composers and conductors who were alumni. Shchedrin: Concerto No 1 for orchestra (Naughty Limericks) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excerpts) Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) 2.35pm Brahms: String Quartet No 3 in B flat, Op 67 Atrium Quartet 3.15pm Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) 4.00pm Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No 2 in F, Op 22 Atrium Quartet.