Performance on 3 - CBSO, Nelsons

Presented by Petroc Trelawny Andris Nelsons conducts the CBSO in Tchaikovsky's Voyevoda and Pathétique Symphony; Rainer Gibbons is soloist in Strauss' elegiac Oboe Concerto. The symphonic ballad The Voyevoda is one of Tchaikovsky's least-known works, perhaps because the composer himself tended to under-rate it. But in the Pathétique Symphony, he threw his all into this no-holds-barred musical autobiography; the result is a symphony that blends raw emotion and glorious melody to devastating effect. Between these two pieces by Tchaikovsky, the CBSO's section leader oboe offers a moment of tranquility with Strauss's gentle concerto. Tchaikovsky: The Voyevoda Strauss: Oboe Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) Rainer Gibbons oboe Andris Nelsons conductor Followed by performances by students at the Royal Academy of Music: Strauss ‘Gavotte’ from Suite, op.4 Royal Academy of Music Symphonic Wind conducted by Keith Bragg Live Performance: Keith Bragg and Wind Octet from the Royal Academy of Music Mozart Serenade for Wind Instruments in C minor, K.388 (Movement II Andante and Movement IV Allegro) Keith Bragg conductor Suzanne Thorn and Peter Facer oboe Anna Hashimoto and Elaine Ruby clarinet Rhonwen Jones and Dominic Tyler bassoon Hugh Sisley and Elise Campbell horn Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments Royal Academy of Music Symphonic Wind conducted by Keith Bragg Strauss: Fanfare zur Eroffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien Op 110 Academy Symphonic Brass James Watson, conductor