Radio 3 in Concert: Strauss and Tchaikovsky from Paris

Fiona Talkington presents one of the highlights of the current European concert season, in which Mikko Franck conducts the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra in the 4 Last Songs by Strauss, and Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony. Attahir: Stabat Mater Strauss: 4 Last Songs Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 Pathetique Asmik Grigorian, soprano Radio France Children's Chorus (Maîtrise de Radio France) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Mikko Franck , conductor It is his poignant and probably autobiographical testament that Tchaikovsky delivers in his final symphony, the Pathétique, created a few days before his enigmatic death. Mikko Franck and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by soprano Asmik Grigorian in Richard Strauss' Four Last Lieder, in which the last fires of romanticism light up a world that is no longer. The concert opens with a premiere by Benjamin Attahir - his Stabat Mater, featuring the Radio France Children's Chorus