14th January

Concert will begin at 19:00 hours GMT

Mendelssohn's 'Elias' with Dreisig, Lehmkuhl, Behle and Gerhaher from Berlin

Mendelssohn's 'Elias' is an oratorio written in 1846 for the Birmingham Festival. It depicts various events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings in the Old Testament.

Performers: Elsa Dreisig, soprano, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto, Daniel Behle, tenor, Christian Gerhaher, bass.

Berlin Radio Choir. Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.

Delayed broadcast.