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Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the Edinburgh International Festival, today exploring the part the festival plays in providing collective experiences that bind us together.

Today in this final episode, Nicola focusses on the theme of the 2024 festival, Rituals that Unite Us: the ways in which music can provide an opportunity to experience something really special in the community and building bonds between individuals along the way.

She looks at the ways in which the festival has joyfully broken down barriers over the years to give audiences new ways of enjoying and accessing music, and considers why it is an essential part of the festival's mission to do so.

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Sat 7 Sep 2024 13:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k

    Symphony No.8 in G, Op 88 I. Allegro con brio

    Conductor: IvΓ‘n Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.

  • Baden Powell

    Canto de Yemanja

    Performer: Philippe Baden Powell. Performer: MΓ‘rio Adnet.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio for piano and strings No 7 in B flat, Op 97. II Scherzo

    Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Performer: Maurice Gendron. Performer: Hephzibah Menuhin.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Prodigal Son, Op 46. Scene I: II Meeting Friends

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme JΓ€rvi.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Oedipus Rex Act 1 'Caedit non pestis'

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Choir: RadiokΓΆren. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.

  • Ayanna Witter-Johnson

    Unconditionally

    Performer: Gwylim Simcock. Singer: Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Ensemble: LSO Percussion Ensemble.

  • Richard Strauss

    Capriccio Op 85 Scene 13: Frau Grafin das Souper is serviert

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch.

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