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Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra played by the European Union Youth Orchestra

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and Caroline Shaw’s ·¡²Ô³Ù°ù’a³¦³Ù±ð.

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

This week, Classical Live presents exclusive live recordings from some of the best youth orchestras in Europe; we’ll also hear performances by some of the brilliant young musicians currently enrolled in the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ New Generation Artists scheme, in a recent season of lunchtime concerts at St George’s Bristol.

Included in today’s programme, the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra performs Bartok and the Swiss National Youth Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky; also, we’ll hear Caroline Shaw’s ·¡²Ô³Ù°ù’a³¦³Ù±ð played by the Danish ensemble NOVO Quartet.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 13 ('Winter Daydreams')
Swiss National Youth Orchestra
Modestas PitrÄ—nas, conductor

Caroline Shaw
·¡²Ô³Ù°ù’a³¦³Ù±ð
NOVO Quartet

Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34
European Union Youth Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116
Korbinian Altenberger, violin
Bavarian State Youth Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor

2 hours

Music Played

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op.13 "Winter Daydreams"

    Orchestra: Swiss National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Modestas PitrÄ—nas.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Harvest of Sorrows Op.4 No.5

    Performer: Roman Borisov. Singer: Erika Baikoff.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    How Fair this Spot Op 21 No.7

    Performer: Roman Borisov. Singer: Erika Baikoff.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    They Answered Op, 21 No.4

    Performer: Roman Borisov. Singer: Erika Baikoff.
  • Undine Smith Moore

    We shall walk through the valley

    Choir: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Benjamin Britten

    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

    Orchestra: European Union Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
  • Béla Bartók

    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

    Orchestra: Bavarian State Youth Orchestra. Orchestra: Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.

Broadcast

  • Wed 1 Jul 2026 13:00