The London Symphony Orchestra perform Vaughan Williams' A London Symphony

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Linton Stephens presents an afternoon of exclusive music-making, including a special focus on London, long regarded as one of the world’s leading centres for classical music. There is chamber music from two of London’s leading concert venues. From Wigmore Hall, tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Piotr Anderszewski perform music by Robert Schumann. And from LSO St. Luke's, internationally acclaimed violist Antoine Tamestit is joined by violinist James Ehnes and cellist Andreas Brantelid for music by Ernő Dohnányi, before pianist Bertrand Chamayou joins Tamestit for a sonata by Dmitri Shostakovich. At the centre of the programme, the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, performs Ralph Vaughan Williams’s A London Symphony - a vivid and impressionistic portrait of early twentieth-century London that captures both the city’s restless energy and its nostalgic charm. The programme also includes highlights from the London International Festival of Early Music, featuring music by Georg Philipp Telemann. Robert Schumann Dichterliebe Ian Bostridge (tenor) Piotr Anderszewski (piano) Ernő Dohnányi Serenade in C major James Ehnes (violin) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Andreas Brantelid (cello) Ralph Vaughan Williams A London Symphony (rev 1962) London Symphony Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Georg Philipp Telemann Sonata for 2 flutes No.3 in G major Erik Bosgraaf (recorder) Zefira Valova (violin) Dmitri Shostakovich Viola Sonata Op. 147 Antoine Tamestit (viola) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Benjamin Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 Minnesota Orchestra Neville Mariner (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".