Radio 3 in Concert: Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Britten and Ravel

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the first concert of his final season as the Philharmonia's principal conductor and artistic adviser, with contrasting pieces by Ravel and Britten. American soprano Julia Bullock makes her Royal Festival Hall debut, having already performed Les illuminations with Salonen in the US to great acclaim. Introduced live from the Royal Festival Hall by Ian Skelly as part of Southbank Centre's Inside Out season. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte. Britten: Les illuminations. Ravel: Mother Goose (complete ballet). Julia Bullock (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. 8.45 Music by the National Youth Orchestra, recorded at the Royal Festival Hall. Over lockdown, the musicians of the NYO immersed themselves in the context and history of music by black composers, and researched music by a wider range of compositional voices to share with others. On October 24, a small group came together at the Festival Hall to play Mighty River by Errollyn Wallen, and a selection of other pieces. The programme includes Amazing Grace, Deep River, Jessie Montgomery: Starburst, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Intermezzo, Mason Bynes: Hades, Adolphus Hailstork: Flute Set - first movement (solo flute), Florence Price: String Quartet in G major - second movement, and Errollyn Wallen: Mighty River, conducted by Kwamé Ryan. Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall