Radio 3 in Concert: The Symphony of the Greatness of the Human Spirit

Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Prokofiev's wartime Fifth Symphony, composed in 1944 shortly after the Allied landings in Normandy. In the first half: Beethoven's Overture, Leonore No 3 and Sibelius's Violin Concerto featuring the violinist María Dueñas, a BBC New Generation Artist. Beethoven: Overture: Leonore No 3. Sibelius: Violin Concerto. María Dueñas (violin). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (conductor). Interval. c8.45 Prokofiev: Symphony No 5