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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic: Mozart and Haydn

Joshua Weilerstein joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall for music by Haydn and Mozart, and the UK premiere of whisper concerto by Katie Balch.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic is joined by conductor Joshua Weilerstein for a programme bookended by gripping symphonies; we open with Haydn's Symphony No.100 (Military), the title a nod towards the unusual addition of percussion, and we end with Mozart's roller-coaster final symphony, No. 41 (Jupiter).

The UK Premiere of a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ commission, Katherine Balch's "whisper concerto", is at the centre of the programme. A rising composition star, her spellbinding music reaches a wide range of audiences, praised for its sense of discovery and lyricism. Her own unique orchestral sound-world sings through this piece (she describes her composition studio as a "place for play and discovery") as does the musical voice of cellist Zlatomir Fung, the youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Recorded at the Bridgewater Hall last week.
Presented by Tom McKinney

Haydn: Symphony No.100 (Military)
Katherine Balch: whisper concerto (UK Premiere, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ commission)

8.25 Music interval

Mozart: Symphony No.41 (Jupiter)

Zlatomir Fung (cello)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Joshua Weilerstein (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Wed 21 Feb 2024 19:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 100 (Military)

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.

  • Katherine Balch

    Whisper Concerto

    Performer: Zlatomir Fung. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 17 K570

    Performer: Christian Zacharias.

  • Michael Haydn

    Symphony No 28 - Finale

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 41 (Jupiter)

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in G Major, Op 76 No 1

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3.
    • BIS.
    • 1-4.

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Feb 2024 19:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3