BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting Steve Reich's 'The Four Sections for orchestra' in its In Concert programme, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under percussionist Colin Currie. Reich is one of the most influential American minimalists, and Currie is a long-standing champion of his percussion works, making the broadcast a notable moment for fans of contemporary classical music.

BBC Radio 3's New Music Show is airing Julia Wolfe's work Pretty, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Dalia Stasevska. Wolfe is an American composer known for bold, minimalist-influenced writing, and Stasevska is the Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor who has become one of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's regular collaborators. Listeners of contemporary music programmes are picking up the broadcast.

BBC Radio 3's overnight programme Through the Night broadcast Alessandro Marcello's Concerto in D minor for oboe and strings, performed by oboist Maja Kojc with the Slovenian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra under conductor Pavle Despalj. The Slovenian orchestra's interpretation of the Baroque classic reached an international radio audience, with the Ukrainian flag marking dedication to Ukraine in the broadcast.