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Radio 3,30 Mar 2026,134 mins

Ulster Orchestra

Radio 3 in Concert

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Emilia Hoving conducts the Ulster Orchestra in a colourful evening of music. The Ulster Hall programme opens with the vibrant Spanish rhythms of Falla’s Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 1, before guitarist Sean Shibe joins the orchestra for Francisco Coll’s Turia, a shimmering concerto written by the Spaniard in 2017. After the interval, the mood turns to the epic and poetic, with a selection of movements from Smetana’s Má vlast, painting expansive musical landscapes. Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1 Francisco Coll: Turia* Interval Smetana: Selection from Má vlast - 3. Šárka; 2. Vltava; 5. Tábor; 6. Blaník Emilia Hoving – conductor Sean Shibe – guitar* Ulster Orchestra Recorded at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on 20th March 2026 Presented by John Toal

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
    The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
    Manuel de Falla
  3. 2.
    Turia
    Turia
    Francisco Coll
  4. 3.
    Olas Gigantes
    Olas Gigantes
    Manuel de Falla