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Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
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Soprano Rachel Nicholls and the BBCSO give the premiere on 17th Feb 2017 at the Barbican
  1. Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
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    Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
  2. Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (extract)
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    Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (extract)
  3. Dietrich Henschel explores the background to Mahler’s songs and Clara Pons’ powerful film.
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    Dietrich Henschel explores the background to Mahler’s songs and Clara Pons’ powerful film.
  4. Brett Dean talks about how The Last Days of Socrates was conceived as a work for Chorus
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    Brett Dean talks about how The Last Days of Socrates was conceived as a work for Chorus
  5. Donald MacLeod talks to conductor Semyon Bychkov about Shostakovich's 7th Symphony
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    Donald MacLeod talks to conductor Semyon Bychkov about Shostakovich's 7th Symphony
  6. Brett Dean talks about the sound world of The Last days of Socrates
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    Brett Dean talks about the sound world of The Last days of Socrates
  7. Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies
    01:30
    Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies
  8. BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Vocalise
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    BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Vocalise
  9. The BBC Symphony Chorus
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    The BBC Symphony Chorus
  10. Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall
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    Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall
  11. Discover New Music
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    Discover New Music
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