Synopsis

The first half of this afternoon’s concert, broadcast live on BBC1, offers an engaging program for a younger audience. Raymond Leppard conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Benjamin Britten’s widely beloved *The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra*, followed by Dohnányi’s delightful Variations on a Nursery Song. Piano soloist David Owen Norris remarks, "I appreciate musical jokes, and this one, like the finest jokes, is best enjoyed unspoiled. Concerts designed for children are profoundly imp