Swedish, Danish and French orchestras on SymphonyCast in October, Fri @ 8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published September 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM EDT

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra has left a major mark on the music world, with repertoire that includes both the great classical works and exciting new music. In collaborations with many of the world's leading composers, conductors and soloists there is a constant striving to break new ground.

10/3 Last Night of the Proms Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain Hummel: Trumpet Concerto Benjamin: Storm Cloud Cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much Lehár: The Merry Widow–Vilja Song Gounod: Jewel Song from Faust Pépin: Fireworks Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Shostakovich: Festive Overture Portman: The Gathering Tree Traditional/Wood: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs Arne/Sargent: Rule, Britannia! Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1Parry: Jerusalem Traditional/Britten: The National Anthem Traditional/Campbell: Auld Lang Syne (Louise Adler, s;
Alison Balsom, tr; BBC Singers,Chorus and Orchestra; Elim Chan, cond)

Known as the Radio Symphonics in everyday speech, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra has left a major mark on the music world.

10/10    Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande Saariaho: Cinq reflets de L’amour de loin Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalia Stasevska, cond)
10/17    Farías: Retratos Australes Ortiz: Altar de Cuerda Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 (Susie Park, v; Minnesota Orchestra; Paolo Bortolameolli, cond)
10/24    Sørensen: Evening Land Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Titan (Khatia Buniatishvili, p; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Fabio Luisi, cond)
10/31    Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Daphnis et Chloe (Alexandre Tharaud, p; Radio France Chorus; Orchestre National de France; Cristian Mǎcelaru, cond)