Play me some village music" declared Antonin Dvorák at the height of his fame. "That's what I like". And at the heart of the lovely slow movement of his Eighth Symphony, that's exactly what he composed: a moment of sheer, unaffected happiness at the heart of a symphony that brims over with affection and joy. It's a delightful showcase for the "tremendous" (The Herald) young British conductor Alpesh Chauhan, and it'll strike sparks off the uproarious jazz stylings of Malcolm Arnold's Second Clarinet Concerto, played here by Â鶹Éç Radio 3 New Generation Artist Annelien Van Wauwe. A romantic string miniature by Mendelssohn and Mozart's Overture: The Magic Flute, complete the festivities.
To be recorded for future broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 3.
Pre-Concert Talk (6.45pm): Alpesh Chauhan talks about some of the works featured in tonight’s programme, and about his life as a conductor – in conversation with Alex Gascoine (free to ticket-holders).