Listen again: Southbank Centre Week on Classic FM
Classic FM presented fantastic music from the arts venue's illustrious history and new season.
Southbank Centre in London consists of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, and the Hayward Gallery. Together they welcome the world's finest and most innovative musicians, performers and artists.
All last week on Classic FM, we celebrated the Southbank Centre, its many festivals, musical performances and the best of things to come...
LISTEN AGAIN: The Philadelphia Orchestra, live at the Royal Festival Hall
On Wednesday 14 October, Jane Jones presented a dazzling concert by one of America's top orchestras, given at Southbank Centre this summer and recorded exclusively for Classic FM. Under the baton of the acclaimed Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia performed Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5, and were joined by the distinguished pianist Emanuel Ax to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3.
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Classic FM Full Works Concert, weeknights 8pm
From Monday to Thursday last week, there was a Southbank Centre-themed Full Works Concert, featuring recordings from many of the Centre’s resident orchestras – including the Philharmonia, the London Philharmonic, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Listen again to The Full Works Concert featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra >
Listen again to The Full Works Concert featuring the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment >
Listen again to the Full Works Concert previewing the new season at Southbank Centre >
Listen again to the Full Works Concert of 2016's Shakespeare 400 festivities >
Saturday Night at the Movies, Saturday 17 October 5pm-7pm
Andrew Collins selected recordings of film music made at Southbank Centre, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent album of classic film scores recorded live at The Rest is Noise festival.
David Mellor, Sunday 18 October 7pm-9pm
David ventured into the archives to find recordings made at Southbank Centre, including the conductor Thomas Beecham's landmark interpretation of Sibelius's Symphony No.2, which the composer himself adored when he heard it broadcast live on the radio on his 89th birthday.
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