Synopsis

Suzy Klein and Zeb Soanes introduce a program of music by Sibelius, featuring his monumental Seventh Symphony. Renowned Hungarian pianist András Schiff joins Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra for a performance of Bartók’s lyrical Third Piano Concerto, composed near the end of the composer's life during his exile in New York. The concert culminates in Janáček’s vibrant Sinfonietta, a spirited portrayal of his beloved city of Brno. The broadcast also includes an interval conversation with Mar