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The Ulster Orchestra is joined by a stellar line-up of soloists for Stravinsky's witty Pulcinella and a performance of Schubert's majestic Symphony No. 9, The Great.

The Ulster Orchestra presents a concert which brings together two powerful acts of musical reimagining.

Stravinsky’s Pulcinella reshapes Pergolesi's music through a modern lens, sparkling with wit, elegance, and neoclassical charm.
And after the interval, Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, The Great, expands Classical symphonic writing into something boldly new: a triumphant celebration of symphonic breadth and lyrical generosity.

Stravinsky: Pulcinella*
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, The Great

Gemma Summerfield, soprano*
Toby Spence, tenor*
Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, baritone*

Ulster Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan, conductor

Recorded at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on 15th May 2026
Presented by John Toal

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2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 May 202619:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Pulcinella Suite

    Singer: Gemma Summerfield. Singer: Toby Spence. Singer: Josef Jeongmeen Ahn. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 466

    • SCRIABIN – SCARLATTI (Extended Version).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Carl Nielsen

    String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13: I. Allegro energico

    • Track 1.
    • Aparté.
    • 9.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No.9

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Sonata a 6 for trumpet, violins, violas and bc

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Andrew Manze.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 May 202619:30
    BBC Radio 3