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One of the "London symphonies," SymphonyCast presents Haydn's Symphony No. 101, 6/24 @ 8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published May 27, 2022 at 1:51 PM EDT

The restoration of the clock on Elizabeth Tower, commonly refered to as Big Ben (which is actually the bell inside the tower), has been completed, just in time for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration. We'll hear the ninth of Haydn’s twelve monumental “London symphonies,” Symphony No. 101, The Clock with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

6/3 Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Oscher: Double Bass Concerto Ginatera: Variaciones concertantes Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Classical (WDR Radio Orchestra; Alondra de la Parra, cond)

6/10 Traditional: Arirang Gang: The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto Son: Circle of Unity Wu: In the Dark Night for Jinghu and Orchestra, Welcome Spring for Jinghu and Orchestra, Tang: Sketches of Singapore Gao: Guangxi Impression Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture (Rui Du, v; Gao Hong, pipa; Zhengang Xie, jinghu; Minnesota Orchestra; Junping Qian, cond)

6/17 Honegger: Pastorale d’ete Rautavaara: Cantus Articus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra Grieg: Piano Concerto (Jan Lisiecki, p; Argovia Philharmonic; Rune Bergmann, cond)

6/24 Handel: Concerto Grosso, Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon Purcell: Fantasias 11 & 13 Lawes: Royal Consort Sett 9 Haydn: Symphony No. 101, The Clock (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Richard Egarr, cond)