Performance on 3 - Philharmonia/Salonen

Presented by Catherine Bott. Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London the Philharmonia Orchestra, under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen. They begin this concert with the Name-Day Celebration Overture by Beethoven, continue with one of the most beloved concertos in the repertoire, Dvorak's Cello Concerto with soloist Alban Gerhardt, and end with Sibelius' Symphony No. 2, a piece often referred to as the 'Symphony of Independence' - a sign of the Finnish struggle to become a Nation. BEETHOVEN - Overture Namensfeier (Name-Day Celebration Overture) DVORAK - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 Alban Gerhardt (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen Followed by a focus this week on chamber music by Robert Schumann as we reach the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe, Op. 133 Maurizio Pollini (piano) Schumann: Allegro in B minor, Op. 8 Maurizio Pollini (piano) Schumann: Der Arme Peter; Myrten, Op. 25 Florian Boesch (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano)