Performance on 3 - BBC Philharmonic - Beethoven, Wagner

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. In a concert given at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Giandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Beethoven and Wagner. After Beethoven's Overture to the incidental music, the Ruins of Athens, the BBC Philharmonic are joined by young virtuoso violinist Leonidas Kavakos for a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. The second part of the concert is devoted to the orchestral works of Wagner. Siegfried's Idyll, a lyrical work for strings composed as a birthday present for Wagner's wife, Cosima, is followed by the Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde. Leonidas Kavakos (violin) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Beethoven: Overture: The Ruins of Athens; Violin Concerto Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde) Plus a focus on the lesser-known works of Mendelssohn, one of Radio 3's Composers of the Year in 2009 Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes, Op 17 Julian Steckel (cello) Paul Rivinius (piano) Mendelssohn: Four Pieces, Op 81 Elias String Quartet.