Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky and Turnage - September 2008




London Philharmonic Orchestra show

Summary: Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski talks about the links between the four works that make up the opening concert of the season - Vaughan Williams, Ligeti, Turnage and Stravinsky- and the similarities he sees between Vaughan Williams and Prokofiev. Edward Seckerson also speaks to composer Mark-Anthony Turnage about the new violin concerto that he has written for Christian Tetzlaff which will receive its world premiere on 24 September, his relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and views on Vladimir Jurowski. The podcast closes with an excerpt from the Orchestra's new CD release: Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 conducted by Bernard Haitink.