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Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto
Ahead of the performance on 2 February 2018 at the Barbican Centre
  1. Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto
    02:11
    Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto
  2. Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
    02:49
    Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
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  3. Sakari Oramo talks to In Tune's Suzy Klein about Carl Nielsen
    05:29
    Sakari Oramo talks to In Tune's Suzy Klein about Carl Nielsen
  4. Janine Jansen talks about Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending
    00:31
    Janine Jansen talks about Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending
  5. Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony
    01:26
    Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony
  6. Sakari Oramo on Vaughan Williams, Alwyn, and why you should come and hear this Prom!
    01:17
    Sakari Oramo on Vaughan Williams, Alwyn, and why you should come and hear this Prom!
  7. Brett Dean talks about how The Last Days of Socrates was conceived as a work for Chorus
    01:44
    Brett Dean talks about how The Last Days of Socrates was conceived as a work for Chorus
  8. Sakari Oramo in conversation with Clemency Burton-Hill
    04:09
    Sakari Oramo in conversation with Clemency Burton-Hill
  9. BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters
    00:59
    BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters
  10. Interview with accordionist James Crabb and composer Sally Beamish
    02:33
    Interview with accordionist James Crabb and composer Sally Beamish
  11. Join the BBC Symphony Chorus
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    Join the BBC Symphony Chorus
  12. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral Symphony'
    01:41
    Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral Symphony'
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