Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 from the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Available for 22 days

Elizabeth Alker brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making including a performance of Tchaikovsky's dramatic Symphony No. 5 played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Delyana Lazarova as part of a week long focus on the composer. Elsewhere in the programme, we will hear exclusive chamber highlights recorded for the programme from London's Wigmore Hall. Today, pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Schubert, the ORA Singers sing Richard Allain and Libby Larsen and the Dover Quartet perform Schumann. There is also an artist spotlight on the French soprano Veronique Gens as she sings music by Hahn. Franz Schubert Four Impromptus, D. 899 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Richard Allain If Music Be The Food Of Love ORA Singers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 BBC Symphony Orchestra Delyana Lazarova (conductor) Reynaldo Hahn Trois jours de vendange; Etudes latines: Néère; Rondels: Le printemps Veronique Gens (soprano) Susan Manoff (piano) Robert Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1 Dover Quartet Libby Larsen Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? ORA Singers To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"