Performance on 3 - 27/02/2008

Introduced by Petroc Trelawny. James MacMillan, the BBC Philharmonic's Composer/Conductor, conducts the world premiere of three interludes from his new opera The Sacrifice, a work based on a medieval Welsh tale and focusing on issues of love and conflict. The programme also includes a work by Messiaen celebrating the Resurrection and evoking the landscapes of the Alps, and Kancheli's Fifth Symphony, written 30 years ago. It features a child-like theme on the harpsichord, representing youthful optimism, which is graphically overpowered by orchestral forces. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra James MacMillan (conductor) Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum MacMillan: Three Interludes (The Sacrifice) (world premiere) Kancheli: Symphony No 5.