Brahms and Bees

Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra are joined by cellist Senja Rummukainen in the premiere of a BBC Radio 3 commission from Swedish composer Tebogo Monnakgotla: Bombus, inspired by the life cycle of bees. In part 2, before Brahms' third symphony, Missy Mazzoli turns the orchestra in a giant hurdy-gurdy with her imaginative orchestration.

Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on May 10th.

Presented by Sarah Walker.

Sibelius: Karelia Suite op. 11
Tebogo Monnakgotla: Bombus: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (UK premiere. BBC R3 commission)
Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia for Orbiting Spheres (rev. 2016)
Brahms: Symphony No. 3

Senja Rummukainen (cello)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing

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