Performance on 3 - Ulster Orchestra/John Lubbock

Presented by Martin Handley. In a concert given at Ulster Hall in Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra under John Lubbock perform works by Sibelius, Finzi and Malcolm Arnold. With Sibelius' swans and a depiction of a grand castle in Karelia, contrasting with Finzi's passionate and lyrical Clarinet writing. The programme concludes with Malcolm Arnold's warm, affectionate and gripping Second Symphony, a pastoral work written to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Michael Collins (clarinet) Ulster Orchestra John Lubbock (conductor) Sibelius: Karelia Overture Finzi: Clarinet Concerto Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela Arnold: Symphony No 2 Plus Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 2009: Music performed by the joing winner of the renowned competition, held every four years in Texas. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op 24 Haochen Zhang (piano).