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Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Live from the Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (1/5): Including Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica). Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Live from the Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (1/5): Including Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica). Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice.Presented by Louise Fryer. Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert Live from the Wigmore Hall, London. James Ehnes (violin) Eduard Laurel (piano) Dvorak: Sonatina in G, Op 100 Bartok: Sonata for solo violin, Sz117 Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella, Op 43 2.00pm 1/5. Amsterdam Concertgebouw Series showcasing one of the world's great concert halls and orchestras. Webern: Im Sommerwind Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica) Christianne Stotijn (mezzo) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Bernard Haitink (conductor) Franck: Psyche and Eros (Psyche) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ed Spanjaard (conductor) Gounod: String Quartet No 3 Rossetti Quartet Debussy: Jeux Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ingo Metzmacher (conductor) Franck: Piano Quintet Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Rossetti Quartet Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Ingo Metzmacher (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-19 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-19 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Schubertiade 2006 (1/4). 2.00pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (2/5): Including Mendelssohn: Elijah. Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K310. Messiaen: L'ascension.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Schubertiade 2006 (1/4). 2.00pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (2/5): Including Mendelssohn: Elijah. Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K310. Messiaen: L'ascension.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 1/4. From the 2006 Schwarzenberg Schubertiade in Austria. Daniel Sepec (violin) Andreas Staier (piano) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Beethoven: Trio in D, Op 70 No 1 (Ghost) Schubert: Trio in B flat, D898 2.00pm 2/5. Amsterdam Concertgebouw Series showcasing one of the world's great concert halls and orchestras. Mendelssohn: Elijah Camilla Tilling (soprano) Ann Hallenberg (mezzo) Rainer Trost (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Netherlands Radio Chorus Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K310 Ronald Brautigam (piano) Messiaen: L'ascension Netherlands National Youth Orchestra Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-20 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-20 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Schubertiade 2006 (2/4). 2.15pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (3/5): Including Varese: Ameriques. Bruckner: Symphony No 8.
Details : 1.00pm Schubertiade 2006 (2/4). 2.15pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (3/5): Including Varese: Ameriques. Bruckner: Symphony No 8.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 2/4. From the 2006 Schwarzenberg Schubertiade in Austria. Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord) Accademia Bizantina Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35; Harpsichord Concerto in Dm, BWV 1052; Vergnugt Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 2.15pm 3/5. Amsterdam Concertgebouw Series showcasing one of the world's great concert halls and orchestras. Varese: Ameriques Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Peter Ruzicka (conductor) Bruckner: Symphony No 8 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Zubin Mehta (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-21 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-21 16:00:00 and is on for 180 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Schubertiade 2006 (3/4). 2.00pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (4/5): Including Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 4. Beethoven: Violin Concerto.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Schubertiade 2006 (3/4). 2.00pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (4/5): Including Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 4. Beethoven: Violin Concerto.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. From the 2006 Schwarzenberg Schubertiade in Austria. Suk: Quartet in Am, Op 1 Brahms: Quartet in Gm, Op 25 Lars Vogt (piano) Antje Weithaas (violin) Tatjana Masurenko (viola) Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) 2.00pm 4/5. Amsterdam Concertgebouw Series showcasing one of the world's great concert halls and orchestras. Johannes Verhulst: Overture in Cm, Op 3 (Gijsbrecht van Aemstel) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Roy Goodman (conductor) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 4 Leon Fleisher (piano LH) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Markus Stenz (conductor) Mozart: Flute Concerto in G, K313 Emily Beynon (flute) Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Frans Brüggen (conductor) Bartok: Rhapsody, SZ88 Janine Jansen (violin) Kathryn Stott (piano) Haydn: Symphony No 103 (Drum Roll) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Roy Goodman (conductor) Hindemith: Klaviermusik mit Orchester, Op 29 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Leon Fleisher (piano LH) Markus Stenz (conductor) Beethoven: Violin Concerto Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Roy Goodman (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-22 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-22 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Schubertiade 2006 (4/4). 2.15pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (5/5): Including Hans Kox: Umbrae Futurae. Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 (Leningrad).
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Schubertiade 2006 (4/4). 2.15pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (5/5): Including Hans Kox: Umbrae Futurae. Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 (Leningrad).Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert From the 2006 Schwarzenberg Schubertiade in Austria (4/4). Till Fellner (piano) Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D958; Sonata in B flat, D960 2.15pm Amsterdam Concertgebouw (5/5) Series showcasing one of the world's great concert halls and orchestras. Shostakovich: October Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Markus Stenz (conductor) Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat, Op 130 Hagen Quartet Hans Kox: Umbrae Futurae (dedicated to Shostakovich: world premiere) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Markus Stenz (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 (Leningrad) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-23 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-23 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Steven Osborne. 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour. Including Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21. Schumann: Cello Concerto. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Steven Osborne. 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour. Including Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21. Schumann: Cello Concerto. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital by British pianist Steven Osborne. Debussy: Children's Corner Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour Last November the BBC Symphony Orchestra went on tour to the Far East. This week's programmes feature music they recorded in Kuala Lumpur, including the fruits of a successful collaboration with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Elgar: Cockaigne Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 (Elvira Madigan) Nikolai Lugansky (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn Members of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Kevin Field (conductor) R Strauss: Don Juan BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Schumann: Cello Concerto Ralph Kirschbaum (cello) Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Matthias Bamert (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Matthias Bamert (conductor) Maxwell Davis: An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-26 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-26 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour. Including Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1. Liadov: Kikimora. Stravinsky: Petrushka.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour. Including Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1. Liadov: Kikimora. Stravinsky: Petrushka.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 1/4. The Power and the Glory Series of concerts at St George's Bristol, featuring the Schubert Ensemble. Mahler: Quartet in Am Brahms: Quartet in Gm, Op 25 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour Last November the BBC Symphony Orchestra went on tour to the Far East. This week's programmes feature music they recorded in Kuala Lumpur, including the fruits of a successful collaboration with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1 Ilya Gringolts (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Raskatov: Five Minutes from the Life of WAM Members of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Kevin Field (conductor) Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Suite) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Liadov: Kikimora Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Matthias Bamert (conductor) Zelenka: Overture a 7 Members of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra Kevin Field (conductor) Smetana: Vltava (Ma vlast) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Stravinsky: Petrushka BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-27 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-27 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm BBC SO East Tour. Including Shostakovich: Symphony No 6. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm BBC SO East Tour. Including Shostakovich: Symphony No 6. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2/4. The Power and the Glory Series of concerts at St George's Bristol, featuring the Schubert Ensemble. Suk: Elegie, Op 23 Brahms: Piano Quintet in Fm, Op 34 2.00pm BBC SO Far East Tour Last November the BBC Symphony Orchestra went on tour to the Far East. This week's programmes feature music they recorded in Kuala Lumpur, including the fruits of a successful collaboration with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Ilya Gringolts (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Shostakovich Symphony No 6 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Poulenc: Sextet Members of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra Kevin Field (conductor) Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Matthias Bamert (conductor) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1 Nikolai Lugansky (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Traditional Malaysian Folk Song arrangements BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Starts 2007-02-28 13:00:00, Ends 2007-02-28 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm A Celebration of St David's Day with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Music by Welsh composers.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm A Celebration of St David's Day with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Music by Welsh composers.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. The Power and the Glory Series of concerts at St George's Bristol, featuring the Schubert Ensemble. Beethoven: Allegretto in B flat, WoO 39 Brahms: Quartet in A, Op 26 2.00pm A Celebration of St David's Day with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Grace Williams: Ave Maris Stella BBC Singers John Poole (conductor) Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Lesley Hatfield (conductor) Grace Williams: Violin Concerto Nick Whiting (violin) Jason Lai (conductor) Mathias: Invocation and Dance Jac Van Steen (conductor) Guto Puw: Oboe Concerto (BBC commission) David Cowley (oboe) Garry Walker (conductor) Hoddinott: A contemplation upon flowers Gail Pearson (soprano) Richard Hickox (conductor) Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 Llyr Williams (piano) Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor) Grace Williams: Penillion Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-01 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-01 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm Britten: Peter Grimes.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Schubert Ensemble. 2.00pm Britten: Peter Grimes.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 4/4. The Power and the Glory Series of concerts at St George's Bristol, featuring the Schubert Ensemble. Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No 2 Brahms: Piano Quartet No 3 2.00pm Britten: Peter Grimes Peter Grimes ...... Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor) Ellen Orford ...... Giselle Allen (soprano) Cpt Bulstrode ...... Christopher Purves (baritone) Auntie ...... Ann Howard (mezzo) Niece 1 ...... Amy Freston (soprano) Niece 2 ...... Claire Booth (soprano) Bob Boles ...... Alan Oke (tenor) Swallow ...... Richard Angas (bass) Mrs Sedley ...... Ethna Robinson (mezzo) Ned Keene ...... Roderick Williams (baritone) Hobson ...... Stephen Richardson (bass) Rev. Horace Adams ...... Nigel Robson (tenor) Opera North Chorus English Northern Philharmonia Richard Farnes (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-02 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-02 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Sharon Bezaly (flute), Love Derwinger (piano). 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival. Including Dvorak: Intermezzo. Mahler: Symphony No 6.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Sharon Bezaly (flute), Love Derwinger (piano). 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival. Including Dvorak: Intermezzo. Mahler: Symphony No 6.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Verity Sharp introduces a recital by flautist and Radio New Generation Artist Sharon Bezaly, with pianist Love Derwinger. Doppler: Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise Bach: Sarabande (Partita for solo flute, BWV 1013) Kalevi Aho: Solo III (second movement) Faure: Fantaisie Prokofiev: Sonata in D 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival Performances from the three festivals held in the Swiss city last year. Dvorak: Intermezzo for string quartet and double bass Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra Frank Martin: Six Monologues (Jedermann) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) August Klughardt: String Quintet in Gm, Op 62 Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra Prokofiev: Sonata in B flat, Op 84 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Mahler: Symphony No 6 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-05 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-05 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Trio Ondine. 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival. Including Strauss: 4 Last Songs. Bruckner: String Quintet. Berio: Calmo. Beethoven: Symphony No 7.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Trio Ondine. 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival. Including Strauss: 4 Last Songs. Bruckner: String Quintet. Berio: Calmo. Beethoven: Symphony No 7.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 1/4. Wit and Wisdom Series of concerts exploring the chamber music of Joseph Haydn. Haydn: Trio in E flat, HobXV.10 Haydn: Trio in E flat, HobXV.30 Haydn: Trio in C, HobXV.27 Trio Ondine Martin Qvist Hansen (piano) Erik Heide (volin) Jonathan Slatto (cello) 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival Performances from the three festivals held in the Swiss city last year. Beethoven: Leonora Overture No 3 Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs Luba Orgonasova (soprano) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor) Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 2 Webern: Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen (a cappella version); Das Augenlicht; Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen (version with instruments) Lisa Castellani (mezzo) Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Bruckner: String Quintet Soloists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra Berio: Calmo Lisa Castellani (mezzo) Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 7 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-06 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-06 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Royal String Quartet. 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival. Including Piano Concertos by Mozart, Bartok and Ravel; Varese's Arcana; Tye's mass for 5 voices.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Royal String Quartet. 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival. Including Piano Concertos by Mozart, Bartok and Ravel; Varese's Arcana; Tye's mass for 5 voices.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2/4. Wit and Wisdom Series of concerts exploring the chamber music of Joseph Haydn. Haydn: String Quartet in Fm, Op 20 No 5 Haydn: String Quartet in Gm, Op 74 No 3 Royal String Quartet Izabella Szalaj-Zimak (violin) Elwira Przybylowska (violin) Marek Czech (viola) Michal Pepol (cello) 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival Performances from the three festivals held in the Swiss city last year. Weber: Der Freischütz (overture) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 Maria-Joao Pires (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Europe Emmanuel Krivine (conductor) Byrd: Ne irascaris Domine Hilliard Ensemble Varèse: Arcana Bartok: Piano Concerto No 3 Hélène Grimaud (piano) SWR Symphony Orchestra Sylvain Cambreling (conductor) Tye: Mass for five voices Interspersed with Tallis: Salvator Mundi; O nata lux; O sacrum convivium Hilliard Ensemble Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Hélène Grimaud (piano) SWR Symphony Orchestra Sylvain Cambreling (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-07 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-07 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Ronald Brautigam (piano). 2.00pm Lucerne Festival. Including Schubert: Symphony No 8. Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Ronald Brautigam (piano). 2.00pm Lucerne Festival. Including Schubert: Symphony No 8. Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 3/4. Wit and Wisdom Series of concerts exploring the chamber music of Joseph Haydn. Haydn: Sonata in G, H XVI 40 Haydn: Sonata in D, H XVI 51 Haydn: Capriccio in G, H XVII 1 Haydn: Sonata in C, H XVI 50 Ronald Brautigam (piano) 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival Performances from the three festivals held in the Swiss city last year. Schubert: Symphony No 8 (Unfinished) French National Orchestra Kurt Masur (conductor) Schumann: Kinderszenen Lang Lang (piano) Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Detlef Roth (baritone) French National Orchestra Kurt Masur (conductor) Kurtag: In Nomine, all'ongherese Heinz Holliger: Surrogo (world première) Heinz Holliger (cor anglais) Ursula Holliger (harp) Chopin: Sonata in Bm, Op 58 Lang Lang (piano) Webern: Six Trakl Songs, Op 14 Silvia Nopper (soprano) Ensemble directed by Heinz Holliger Birtwistle: Crowd Ursula Holliger (harp) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 (Pathétique) French National Orchestra Kurt Masur (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-08 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-08 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Susan Bickley (mezzo), Iain Burnside (piano). 2.00pm Lucerne Festival. Including Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2. Bruckner: Symphony No 4.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Susan Bickley (mezzo), Iain Burnside (piano). 2.00pm Lucerne Festival. Including Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2. Bruckner: Symphony No 4.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 4/4. Wit and Wisdom Series of concerts exploring the chamber music of Joseph Haydn. Haydn: Canzonettas (set 1) Haydn: Sonata in B flat, HobXVI.41 Haydn: The Spirit's Song, HobXXVIa.41 Haydn: Die zu späte Ankunft der Mutter; Lob der Faulheit; Das Leben ist ein Traum (Lieder für das Clavier) Susan Bickley (mezzo) Iain Burnside (piano) 2.00pm The Lucerne Festival Performances from the three festivals held in the Swiss city last year. Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music Collegium Vocale, Ghent Orchestre des Champs-Elysées Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 Maurizio Pollini (piano) Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor) Brahms: Two songs, Op 91 Ingeborg Danz (mezzo) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Graham Johnson (piano) H K Gruber: Hidden Agenda (world première) BBC Symphony Orchestra H K Gruber (conductor) Rachmaninov: Fantaisie-tableaux, Op 5 Guher and Suher Pekinel (pianos) Bruckner: Symphony No 4 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-09 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-09 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : With Louise Fryer. Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Recital by Bernada Fink (mezzo), Christian Koch (piano). 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Arnold Bax. BBC Philharmonic.
Details : With Louise Fryer. Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Recital by Bernada Fink (mezzo), Christian Koch (piano). 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Arnold Bax. BBC Philharmonic.Presented by Louise Fryer. Including: 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital by Bernada Fink (mezzo) and Christian Koch (piano), live from the Wigmore Hall, London. Grieg: Die Weise; Morgentau; Abschied; Jagerlied; Das alte Lied; Wo sind sie hin (Sechs Lieder, Op 4) Brahms: Liebestreu, Op 3 No 1; Anklange, Op 7 No 3; Von ewiger Liebe, Op 43 No 1; Die Mainacht, Op 43 No 2; Dein blaues Auge, Op 59 No 8; Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op 48 No 1; Verzagen, Op 72 No 4 Grieg: Sechs Lieder, Op 48 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953) Featuring the BBC Philharmonic's critically acclaimed recordings of all seven symphonies conducted by Vernon Handley. Bax: Spring Fire BBC Symphony Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor) Debussy: String Quartet in Gm Psophos Quartet Ireland: Piano Concerto Piers Lane (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht for string sextet Aronowitz Ensemble Bax: Symphony No 1 in E flat BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-12 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-12 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Presented by Louise Fryer. Including 1.00 Lunchtime Concert. Works by Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel. 2.00 British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax. Plus Ravel, Stravinsky, R Strauss.
Details : Presented by Louise Fryer. Including 1.00 Lunchtime Concert. Works by Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel. 2.00 British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax. Plus Ravel, Stravinsky, R Strauss.Presented by Louise Fryer. Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert In the first of a series of lunchtime concerts from Symphony Hall, Birmingham, young British violinist Jack Liebeck and Russian pianist Katya Apekisheva perform works by Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel Bartok: Rhapsody No 1 for violin and piano Rachmaninov: 2 morceaux de salon, Op 6 Bartok: Rhapsody No 2 for violin and piano Ravel: Sonata (1927) 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953) Ravel: Ma mere l'oye BBC Philharmonic Harry Christophers (conductor) Bax: Symphony No 2 in Em BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor) R Strauss: Capriccio (Prelude) Aronowitz Ensemble Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1945) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) R Strauss: 3 Lieder, Op 29 Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) Bax: Symphony No 3 in C BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-13 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-13 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Works by Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953).
Details : Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Works by Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953).Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert The series of lunchtime concerts from Birmingham's Symphony Hall continues with a recital given by members of the Nash Ensemble. The focus is on music by three different composers who were all born within eight years of one another: this concert includes Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel. Bartók: Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano, Sz 111 Rachmaninov: Trio Elegiac No 1 in G minor for piano and strings Ravel: Trio for piano and strings in Am 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953) Cyril Scott: A Festival Overture Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Bax: Symphony No 4 in E flat BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor) Frederick May: Sunlight and Shadow Ulster Orchestra Robert Houlihan (conductor) Cyril Scott: Violin Concerto Olivier Charlier (violin) BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Britten: Phantasy for oboe and string trio Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Psophos String Quartet Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande (incidental music) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Tuomas Ollila (conductor) Bax: Symphony No 5 in C sharp m BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-14 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-14 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

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Summary : Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Szymanowski Quartet in works by Bartok, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax.
Details : Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Szymanowski Quartet in works by Bartok, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert Szymanowski Quartet 3/4. From Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the third in a series of concerts focusing on the chamber music of Bartok, Rachmaninoff and Ravel - three very individual composers who were all born within eight years of each other. Rachmaninov: String Quartet in G minor (unfinished) Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Nos 1-7 Ravel: String Quartet in F 2.00pm British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953) Bax: Symphony No 6 in C BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor) Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Royal String Quartet Simon Crawford Phillips (piano) Bridge: The Sea BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Quilter: 7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12 Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives BBC Symphony Orchestra John Adams (conductor) Bax: Symphony No 7 in A flat BBC Philharmonic Vernon Handley (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-15 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-15 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. A piano recital by Piers Lane, with pieces by Ravel, Bartok and Rachmaninov. 2.00pm Listener requests for Comic Relief.
Details : Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. A piano recital by Piers Lane, with pieces by Ravel, Bartok and Rachmaninov. 2.00pm Listener requests for Comic Relief.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 4/4. In the final chamber music recital from Symphony Hall, Birmingham, pianist Piers Lane performs more music by this week's featured composers: Bartok, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales Bartok: 8 Variations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op 20 Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op 22 2.00pm Devoted to listener requests as part of Red Nose Day. Radio 3 listeners can donate money to Comic Relief to help change lives at home and abroad. Make a pledge and choose a piece of music by calling 0800 033 033.

Starts 2007-03-16 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-16 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Trio Staier/Secec/Queyras perform Beethoven, Mendelssohn, live from the Wigmore Hall, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Trio Staier/Secec/Queyras perform Beethoven, Mendelssohn, live from the Wigmore Hall, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.Including: 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert Stephanie Hughes introduces a concert by international piano ensemble Trio Staier/Secec/Queyras, live from the Wigmore Hall, London. Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op 1 No 3 Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic The distinguished Berlin Philharmonic takes centre stage in Afternoon on 3 this week, with a roll call of equally stellar conductors, but the orchestra has a strong tradition of forming smaller performing groups and individual players will also be in the spotlight with concerto, chamber and solo performances. Haydn: Symphony No 91 in E flat Simon Rattle (conductor) Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat for oboe, bassoon, violin, cello and orchestra, H I 105 Jonathan Kelly (oboe) Stefan Schweigert (bassoon) Toru Yasunaga (violin) Georg Faust (cello) Simon Rattle (conductor) Schubert: Octet in F, D803 Scharoun Ensemble Brahms: Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in A minor, Op 102 Guy Braunstein (violin) Alban Gerhardt (cello) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin Marek Janowski (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 92 in G (Oxford) Simon Rattle (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-19 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-19 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 1/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given during its recent residency at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 1/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given during its recent residency at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 1/4. Fiona Talkington introduces a series of concerts given by the Brodsky Quartet during its recent residency at LSO St Luke's, London. Haydn: Quartet in Dm, Op 103 Shostakovich: Quartet No 3 in F, Op 73 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic Stravinsky: Agon Simon Rattle (conductor) Mozart: Quartet No 18 in A, K464 Philharmonia Quartet, Berlin Bach: Mass in Bm, BWV 232 Susan Gritton (soprano) David Daniels (alto) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Detlef Roth (bass) RIAS Chamber Chorus Roger Norrington (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-20 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-20 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 2/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given during their residency at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 2/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given during their residency at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 2/4. Fiona Talkington introduces another concert given by the Brodsky Quartet during their residency at LSO St Luke's, bringing together the lush sound world of Barber's Quartet, with its celebrated slow movement, and the melancholy, dance-inspired A minor Quartet by Schubert. Barber: Quartet in Bm, Op11 Schubert: Quartet in Am, D804 (Rosamunde) 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C, K314 Albrecht Mayer (oboe) Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg Trevor Pinnock (conductor) Brahms: String Quartet in Am, Op 51 No 2 Philharmonia Quartet, Berlin Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Gertrud ...... Susan Bullock (soprano) Gretel ...... Michala Kaune (soprano) Hansel ...... Katarina Karnéus (mezzo) Witch ...... Jane Henschel (mezzo) Peter ...... Franz Grundheber (baritone) Sandman ...... Susanne Kreusch (soprano) Dew Fairy ...... Gisela Stille (soprano) German State Opera Children's Chorus, Berlin Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Mark Elder (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-21 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-21 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 3/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 3/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 3/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given during their residency at LSO St Luke's, London. Schubert: Quartet movement in Cm, D703 Puccini: Crisantemi Janacek: Quartet No 2 (Intimate Letters) 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber Bernard Haitink (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Shostakovich: Quartet No 7 in F sharp m, Op 108 Philharmonia Quartet, Berlin Gubaidulina: Offertorium, concerto for violin and orchestra Gidon Kremer (violin) Simon Rattle (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D Bernard Haitink (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-22 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-22 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 4/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 4/4. Series of concerts by the Brodsky Quartet given at LSO St Luke's, London. 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert 4/4. The last concert in a series given during the Brodsky Quartet's recent residency at LSO St Luke's, London. Purcell's hypnotic Chaconne is paired with Beethoven's searching, late masterpiece. Purcell: Chaconne Beethoven: Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 2.00pm Berlin Philharmonic Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op 28 Janine Jansen (violin) Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Berlioz: Suite from Romeo and Juliet Simon Rattle (conductor) Bach: Solo Partita for flute Holliger: Sonata (in)solit(air)e Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Brahms: A German Requiem, Op 45 Dorothea Roschmann (soprano) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Berlin Radio Chorus Simon Rattle (conductor) Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor Simon Rattle (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-23 13:00:00, Ends 2007-03-23 17:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: The Jerusalem Quartet live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including music by Haydn, Beethoven, Varese, Crumb and Elgar.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: The Jerusalem Quartet live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including music by Haydn, Beethoven, Varese, Crumb and Elgar.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Introduced by Stephanie Hughes, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Former BBC New Generation Artists The Jerusalem Quartet bring together the radiant world of Haydn's Sunrise with the restless 12th Quartet of Shostakovich, a work haunted by a funeral march based on the composer's own initials. Haydn: Quartet in B flat, Op 76, No 4 (Sunrise) Shostakovich: Quartet No 12 in D flat (Op 133) 2.00pm New Generation Artists Featured all this week are recordings by current Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Haydn: Symphony No 85 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Garry Walker (conductor) Beethoven: Trio in B flat (Op 11) Trio Ondine Varese: Integrales BBC Symphony Orchestra Jacques van Steen (conductor) Crumb: Music for a Summer Evening Colin Currie, Sam Walton (percussion) Simon Crawford Philips, Philip Moore (pianos) Beethoven: Piano Sonata (Op 10) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Elgar: Symphony No 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-26 12:00:00, Ends 2007-03-26 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. 1/4: LSO ST Luke's 20th Century Pioneers. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including pieces by Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann and Arnold.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. 1/4: LSO ST Luke's 20th Century Pioneers. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including pieces by Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann and Arnold.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert LSO ST Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 1/4. The Stravinsky, Debussy and Prokofiev lunchtime concert series at LSO St Luke's features the young French pianist Cedric Tiberghien, a member of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Stravinsky: Serenade in A Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Op 22 Debussy: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir; La Cathedrale Engloutie; Les Collines d'Anacapri; Des pas sur la neige; Ce qu'a vu le Vent d'Ouest 2.00pm New Generation Artists Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Judith Bingham: The darkness is no darkness BBC Symphony Chorus Stephen Jackson (conductor) SS Wesley: Thou wilt keep him Thomas Trotter (organ) BBC Symphony Chorus Stephen Jackson (conductor) Judith Bingham: The snows descend Fine Arts Brass Ensemble Stephen Jackson (conductor) Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 12 in A minor Stephen Osborne (piano) BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Purcell: My heart is inditing BBC Singers St James's Baroque Stephen Layton (conductor) Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings Ondine Trio Arnold: Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra BBC Ulster Orchestra Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-27 12:00:00, Ends 2007-03-27 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 2/4. LSO St Luke's 20th Century Pioneers. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including music by Beethoven, Strauss, Mozart, Part and Walton.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. 2/4. LSO St Luke's 20th Century Pioneers. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including music by Beethoven, Strauss, Mozart, Part and Walton.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 2/4. This week's Stravinsky, Debussy and Prokofiev series at LSO St Luke's continues with the Nash Ensemble in a vibrant and varied programme, culminating in Stravinsky's theatrical folk tale, which marked a major turning point in Stravinsky's life: he regarded it as a 'final break with the Russian orchestral school'. Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes Debussy: Syrinx Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet Debussy: Sonate en trio for flute, viola and harp Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale (Suite for ensemble) 2.00pm New Generation Artists Beethoven: Cello Sonata No 1, Op 51 Christian Poltera (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Strauss: Freundliche Vision; Liebeshymnus; Winterweihe Andrew Kennedy (tenor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Francois Xavier Roth (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 19 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor Cedric Tiberghien (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Alexander Rumpf (conductor) Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings Martin Frost (clarinet) Royal String Quartet Britten: 4 Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Part: Cantus in memorium Benjamin Britten BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Ziegler (conductor) Walton: Viola Concerto Lawrence Power (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-28 12:00:00, Ends 2007-03-28 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: LSO St Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 3/4. 2.00pm Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek. 4.30pm New Generation Artists. Weber: Quintet.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: LSO St Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 3/4. 2.00pm Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek. 4.30pm New Generation Artists. Weber: Quintet.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 3/4. Continuing the series from LSO St Luke's celebrating those pioneers of the 20th Century - Stravinsky, Debussy and Prokofiev. Violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Huw Watkins bring virtuosity to a programme framed by Stravinsky's fiendish rendition of the French national anthem and his poetic Duo Concertante. Stravinsky (arr.): La Marseillaise Debussy: Violin Sonata in Gm Stravinsky: Duo Concertant Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No 2 in D 2.00pm Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek A complete performance of this extraordinary opera, based on a satirical novel by Svatopluk Cech and which follows a Prague drinker on his trips to the Moon and back through time to the 15th Century. Jan Vacik, Peter Straka (tenor) Maria Haan (soprano) Roman Janal (baritone) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) 4.30pm New Generation Artists Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings Martin Frost (clarinet) Royal String Quartet

Starts 2007-03-29 12:00:00, Ends 2007-03-29 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: LSO ST Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 4/4. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including music by Handel, Beethoven, Ravel, Gabrieli and Tippett.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: LSO ST Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 4/4. 2.00pm New Generation Artists. Including music by Handel, Beethoven, Ravel, Gabrieli and Tippett.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert LSO ST Luke's 20th Century Pioneers 4/4. Cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Markus Becker conclude this Radio 3 series of lunchtime concerts with excerpts from Pulcinella, as arranged in Stravinsky's Suite Italienne, around which are placed two defining points of the cello repertoire, sonatas by Debussy and Prokofiev. Debussy: Cello Sonata in Dm Stravinsky: Suite Italienne, arr. from Pulcinella Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C, Op 119 2.00pm New Generation Artists Handel: Sonata for recorder and continuo in Dm Sharon Bezaly (flute) Terence Charlston (harpsichord) Charles Medlam (viola da gamba) Ligeti: Continuum; Hungarian Rock Jane Chapman (harpsichord) Gorecki: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings Jane Chapman (harpsichord) BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Ziegler (conductor) Beethoven: String Quartet, Op 74 Royal String Quartet Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnol BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Dutilleux: Metaboles BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano Christian Poltera (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Gabrieli: Jubilate deo for 8 voices; Beata es for 6 voices; Regina coeli for 12 voices BBC Singers St James's Baroque Stephen Layton (conductor) Tippett: Symphony No 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner (conductor)

Starts 2007-03-30 12:00:00, Ends 2007-03-30 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Rafal Blechacz live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Brahms: Symphony No 1. Mozart: Piano Sonata in D.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Rafal Blechacz live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Brahms: Symphony No 1. Mozart: Piano Sonata in D.Presented by Louise Fryer. Including: 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from London's Wigmore Hall. Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital by the young Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz, recent winner of the prestigious Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Debussy: 3 Estampes Liszt: 3 Concert Studies Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, Op 50; Polonaise-fantasy in A Flat, Op 61 2.00pm Afternoon on 3 features the acclaimed BBC Symphony Orchestra recording of Tristan und Isolde with John Treleaven and Christine Brewer, conducted by Donald Runnicles. It also focuses on Radio 3's New Generation Artists performing Mozart chamber music. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 1) Tristan ...... John Treleaven (tenor) Isolde ...... Christine Brewer (soprano) Brangane ...... Dagmar Peckova (soprano) Kurwenal ...... Boaz Daniel (baritone) King Mark ...... Peter Rose (bass) Melot ...... Jared Holt (tenor) A Shepherd ...... Eugene Ginty (tenor) A Steersman ...... Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) A young sailor ...... Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Apollo Voices Stephen Betteridge (chorusmaster) BBC Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Mozart: Piano Sonata in D Jonathan Biss (piano)

Starts 2007-04-02 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-02 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Chiaroscuro play Mozart and Haydn string quartets at The Sage, Gateshead. 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3.
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Chiaroscuro play Mozart and Haydn string quartets at The Sage, Gateshead. 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3.Presented by Louise Fryer. Including: 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert This week, Lunchtime Concerts all feature young performers on the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. Here, violinist Alina Ibragimova is at The Sage, Gateshead, with her period instrument string quartet, Chiaroscuro. Mozart: Quartet for strings in Dm Haydn: Quartet for strings in Gm (Rider) 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 2) Tristan ...... John Treleaven (tenor) Isolde ...... Christine Brewer (soprano) Brangane ...... Dagmar Peckova (soprano) Kurwenal ...... Boaz Daniel (baritone) King Mark ...... Peter Rose (bass) Melot ...... Jared Holt (tenor) A Shepherd ...... Eugene Ginty (tenor) A Steersman ...... Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) A young sailor ...... Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Apollo Voices Stephen Betteridge (chorusmaster) BBC Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) McCabe: Arthur Pendragon Ballet Suite No 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christopher Austin (conductor) Mozart: Trio K498 (Kegelstatt) Martin Frost (clarinet) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Cedric Tiberghien (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Baldur Bronnimann (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-03 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-03 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk performs a programme of Baroque music at The Sage, Gateshead. 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3).
Details : Including at 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk performs a programme of Baroque music at The Sage, Gateshead. 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3).Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Radio 3 New Generation Artist oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk performs a programme of Baroque music at The Sage, Gateshead. He's joined by soprano Joanne Lunn, harpsichordist David McGuinness and cellist Sebastian Comberti in works by Bach, Telemann and CPE Bach. Telemann: Oboe Sonata in Gm Bach: Hochster, Hochster, mache deine Gute (Cantata No 51) CPE Bach: Oboe Sonata in Gm Bach: 2 Part Inventions (Nos 1, 4, 6, 14 and 8); Seufzer, Tranen, Kummer, Not (Cantata No 21); Weichet nur, betrube Schatten (Cantata No 202) 1.40pm Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Joseph Breinl (piano) 2.00pm Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act 3) Tristan ...... John Treleaven (tenor) Isolde ...... Christine Brewer (soprano) Brangane ...... Dagmar Peckova (soprano) Kurwenal ...... Boaz Daniel (baritone) King Mark ...... Peter Rose (bass) Melot ...... Jared Holt (tenor) A Shepherd ...... Eugene Ginty (tenor) A Steersman ...... Jonathan Lemalu (baritone) A young sailor ...... Mark Le Brocq (tenor) Apollo Voices Stephen Betteridge (chorusmaster) BBC Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) Mozart: Piano Sonata in F Martin Helmchen (piano) Roussel: Sinfonietta, Op 52 BBC Symphony Orchestra Pierre-Andre Valade (conductor) Poulenc: Concerto for organ, string orchestra and timpani in Gm Kevin Bowyer (organ) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) Mozart: Quintet in Gm, K516 Antoine Tamestit (viola) Royal String Quartet

Starts 2007-04-04 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-04 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Mezzo-soprano Christianne Stottijn performs German lieder with pianist Joseph Breinl. 2.00pm Wagner: Prelude and Good Friday Music (Parsifal).
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Mezzo-soprano Christianne Stottijn performs German lieder with pianist Joseph Breinl. 2.00pm Wagner: Prelude and Good Friday Music (Parsifal).Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert In the penultimate New Generation Artist Showcase from The Sage, Gateshead, Dutch mezzo-soprano Christianne Stottijn performs with pianist Joseph Breinl. Their programme is a feast of German lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Pftizner and some of Mahler's songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Du bist die Ruh; Der Zwerg Brahms: Nicht mehr zu Dir zu gehen, Op 32, No 2; Der Tod das ist die kuhle Nacht, Op 96, No 1; Auf dem Kirchhofe, Op 105, No 4 Mahler: Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Das Irdische Leben; Nicht Wiedersehen; Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen; Scheiden und Meiden) Pfitzner: Lockung, Op 7, No 4; Die stille Stadt, Op 29, No 4; Nachtwanderer, Op 7, No 2; Mein Herz ist wie die dunkle Nacht, Op 3, No 3; Stimme der Sehnsucht Op 19, No 1 2.00pm Wagner: Prelude and Good Friday Music (Parsifal) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Mozart: Quartet in B flat, K159 Psophos String Quartet Poulenc: Stabat Mater Alison Hagley (soprano) The Sixteen BBC Philharmonic Harry Christophers (conductor) Faure: Sonata for cello and piano No 1 in Dm Christian Poltera (cello) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in Em BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Psophos String Quartet

Starts 2007-04-05 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-05 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Eduard Kunz plays pieces by Bach, Ravel and Liszt at The Sage, Gateshead. 2.00pm Bach: St John Passion. 3.00pm Horae Canonicae - Nones.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Eduard Kunz plays pieces by Bach, Ravel and Liszt at The Sage, Gateshead. 2.00pm Bach: St John Passion. 3.00pm Horae Canonicae - Nones.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Young pianist Eduard Kunz is the focus of the last of this week's New Generation Artist Showcases from The Sage in Gateshead. Bach/Ziloti: Prelude in Bm Bach: Partita No 1 in B flat Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Liszt: Nocturne No 4 in E flat 2.00pm Music and words for Good Friday MacMillan: The World's Ransoming for cor anglais and orchestra James Horan (cor anglais) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Christoph Konig (conductor) Bach: St John Passion (Part 1) Susan Gritton (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Toby Spence (tenor) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) RIAS Chamber Choir Daniel Reuss (director) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) 3.00pm Horae Canonicae - Nones Tom Durham continues his reading of WH Auden's sequence of poems reflecting on Good Friday through the seven monastic offices of the day. The Archbishop of Canterbury introduces the poem in which Auden reaches the office for 3.00pm and Christ, the incarnate expression of peace and compassion, has been slaughtered. 'What shall we do till nightfall?' the poet inquires. Bach: St John Passion (Part 2) Susan Gritton (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Toby Spence (tenor) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) RIAS Chamber Choir Daniel Reuss (director) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-06 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-06 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras live from the Wigmore Hall, London. 2.00pm Making Tracks Live! 2.45pm Bavarian RSO. 4.00pm An organ recital by David Goode.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras live from the Wigmore Hall, London. 2.00pm Making Tracks Live! 2.45pm Bavarian RSO. 4.00pm An organ recital by David Goode.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital of solo chamber music live from the Wigmore Hall, London. Bach: Suite for cello solo No 4 in E flat Kodaly: Sonata for cello solo, Op 8 Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) 2.00pm Making Tracks Live! Highlights from the BBC Concert Orchestra's recent Making Tracks tour, presented by Rani Khanijau, Adrian Dickson and conductor Robert Ziegler. Music includes Rossini's William Tell Overture, Malcolm Arnold's Flute Concerto, specially composed music for Dr Who, and audience singing led by Brenda Rattray and Quincy Jones's Soul Bossanova. 2.45pm Bavarian RSO This week features a selection of music performed by one of the word's leading radio orchestras and includes music each day recorded at their Musica Viva concert series of contemporary music. Mozart: Symphony No 39 in E flat Bavarian RSO Alexander Verdernikov (conductor) Jin-Ah Ahn: Jodong, for Orchestra Bavarian RSO Christoph Poppen (conductor) Shostakovich: The Bolt Ballet Suite, Op 27a Bavarian RSO Alexander Verdernikov (conductor) 4.00pm An organ recital from King's College, Cambridge performed by David Goode. Recorded as part of the College Chapel's Easter celebrations. Liszt: Variations on a theme of Bach Buxtehude: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland Franz Tunder: Jesus Christus unser Heiland Malcolm Williamson: Vision of Christ-Phoenix Widor: Choral from Symphony for organ No 10 Charles Tournemire: Choral-Improvisation sur le Victimae Paschali for organ trans. Durufle after an improvisation in 1930

Starts 2007-04-09 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-09 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1/4. Including Huw Watkins: Dream. 2.00pm Bavarian RSO. With music by Strauss, Shostakovich, Brahms and Bartok.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1/4. Including Huw Watkins: Dream. 2.00pm Bavarian RSO. With music by Strauss, Shostakovich, Brahms and Bartok.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1/4. A series of lunchtime concerts given in Cambridge by members of the Britten Sinfonia and friends, each featuring (amongst other works) a new specially commissioned piece from a composer with an East of England association. Huw Watkins' new piece 'Dream' features in this concert. Stravinsky: Suite from the Soldier's Tale Huw Watkins: Dream (World Premiere) Michael Zev Gordon: Fragments from a Diary Bartok: Contrasts Alina Ibragimova (violin) Joy Farrall (clarinet) Huw Watkins (piano) 2.00pm Bavarian RSO Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (suite arr. anon in 1945 with composer's sanction) Bavarian RSO Mariss Jansons (conductor) Anders Eliasson: Symphony No 4 (premiere) Bavarian RSO Christoph Poppen (conductor) Shostakovich: 6 Romances on verses by British poets for bass and orchestra, Op 140 Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Bavarian RSO Thomas Sanderling (conductor) Bartok: Concerto for violin and orchestra No 1 Gidon Kremer (violin) Bavarian RSO Mariss Jansons (conductor) Shostakovich: Eight English and American Folksongs for Bass and Orchestra Peter Rose (bass) Bavarian RSO Thomas Sanderling (conductor) Brahms: 5 Songs for chorus, Op 104 Bavarian Radio Chorus Bavarian RSO Peter Dijkstra (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 in Em Bavarian RSO Thomas Sanderling (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-10 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-10 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch. 2/4. With pieces by Stravinsky, Bach and Tansy Davies. 2.00pm Bavarian RSO. Including Verdi, Strauss and Sibelius.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch. 2/4. With pieces by Stravinsky, Bach and Tansy Davies. 2.00pm Bavarian RSO. Including Verdi, Strauss and Sibelius.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 2/4. A series of lunchtime concerts given in Cambridge recently by members of the Britten Sinfonia and friends. The concert opens with a Bach Prelude and Fugue arranged by Peter Maxwell-Davies and includes an elegy for solo violin by Stravinsky and Manuel de Falla's 1926 concerto for harpsichord. Tansy Davies' piece Contraband is given its world premiere. Bach arr. Maxwell-Davies: Prelude and fugue in C sharp minor Tansy Davies: Contraband Stravinsky: Elegie for Viola or Violin Solo Bach arr. Maxwell-Davies: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Manuel de Falla: Concerto in D for harpsichord and five instruments Jacqueline Shave (violin) Martin Outram (viola) Caroline Dearnley (cello) Sarah O'Flynn (flute) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Joy Farrall (clarinet) Maggie Cole (harpsichord) Owen Gunnell (percussion) 2.00pm Bavarian RSO Verdi: Requiem Tamar Iveri (soprano) Yvonne Naef (alto) Piotr Beczala (tenor) Alexander Vinogradov (bass) Bavarian Radio Chorus Bavarian RSO Mariss Jansons (conductor) Strauss: Tod und Verklarung Bavarian RSO Riccardo Muti (conductor) Wilhelm Killmayer: Dithyramben for orchestra (premiere) Bavarian RSO Christoph Poppen (conductor) Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D Bavarian RSO Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-11 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-11 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3/4. Including pieces by Purcell, Bach and Tavener. 2.00pm Bavarian RSO. Including works by Mozart, Beethoven and Mahler.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3/4. Including pieces by Purcell, Bach and Tavener. 2.00pm Bavarian RSO. Including works by Mozart, Beethoven and Mahler.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3/4. A concert given recently in Cambridge focusing on vocal music, with tenor Charles Daniels performing songs by Purcell and a world premiere of a work by John Tavener. This is contrasted by Nicholas Daniels playing Bach's Sonata in Eb. Henry Purcell (realised for voice and piano by Britten): If music be the food of love; Pious Celinda goes to prayers; I'll sail upon the dog-star; Sweeter than roses Bach: Sonata for oboe in Eb John Tavener: Songs of the Sky Charles Daniels (tenor) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Julius Drake (piano) 2.00pm Bavarian RSO Mozart: Symphony No 32 in G (Overture) Bavarian RSO Colin Davis (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D Bavarian RSO Mariss Jansons (conductor) Mozart: Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra in C Philippe Boucly (flute) Cristina Bianchi (harp) Bavarian RSO Colin Davis (conductor) Lisa Lim: The Compass, for didgeridoo, flutes and orchestra William Barton (didgeridoo) Carin Levine (flutes) Bavarian RSO Christoph Poppen (conductor) Mahler: Symphony No 7 Bavarian RSO Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-12 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-12 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch. 4/4. With music by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Berio. 2.00pm Zeffirelli's lavish production of Verdi's Aida in Milan.
Details : 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Britten Sinfonia at Lunch. 4/4. With music by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Berio. 2.00pm Zeffirelli's lavish production of Verdi's Aida in Milan.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 4/4. Last in the series of Britten Sinfonia at Lunchtime concerts given recently in Cambridge features music composed by non-Americans while living in the US. All the works have folk influences, including Tarik O'Regan's new piece Rai, which is built upon the eponymous Algerian musical style. Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34 Stravinsky: 3 Songs from William Shakespeare Tarik O'Regan: Rai (world premiere) Luciano Berio: Folk Songs Anna Dennis (soprano) Huw Watkins (piano) Jacqueline Shave (violin) Martin Outram (viola) Caroline Dearnley (cello) Michael Cox (flute) Joy Farrell (clarinet) Lucy Wakeford (harp) Miranda Dale (violin) Adrian Bending and Jeremy Crones (percussion) 2.00pm A recording of Zeffirelli's lavish production of Verdi's Aida from the opening night of the latest season at La Scala in Milan. Verdi: Aida Aida ...... Violeta Urmana (soprano) Amneris ...... Ildiko Komlosi (mezzo-soprano) Amonasro ...... Carlo Guelfi (baritone) Radames ...... Roberto Alagna (tenor) Ramphis ...... Giorgio Giuseppini (bass) King of Egypt ...... Marco Spotti (bass) A Messenger ...... Antonello Ceron (tenor) Priestess ...... Sae Kyung Rim (soprano) La Scala Chorus La Scala Orchestra Riccardo Chailly (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-13 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-13 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Juilliard Quartet play Bartok's Third Quartet and Schubert's Quartet in D minor. 2.00pm Featuring performances by the New York Philharmonic.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Juilliard Quartet play Bartok's Third Quartet and Schubert's Quartet in D minor. 2.00pm Featuring performances by the New York Philharmonic.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces a concert by the Juilliard String Quartet, who play Bartok's grittiest and Schubert's lyrically intense last quartets. Bartok: String Quartet No 3 Schubert: String Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden) 2.00pm This week, the focus is on the oldest symphony orchestra in America, the New York Philharmonic, with six recent concerts given under music director Lorin Maazel and previous post-holder Zubin Mehta. From the other side of the continent, there are archive performances from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Weber: Oberon Overture New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Mozart: Exsultate jubilate Mahler: Symphony No 4 Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano) New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Beethoven: String Quartet No 3 in D Orion String Quartet Ades: Life Story Susan Narucki (soprano) Joseph Kalichstein (piano) Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin New York Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Mussorgsky orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition New York Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-16 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-16 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 1/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm Including pieces by Shostakovich, Doppler and Enescu.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 1/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm Including pieces by Shostakovich, Doppler and Enescu.With Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Paris 1/4. Another chance to hear a series of Lunchtime Concerts recorded during last year's City of London Festival celebrating the musical atmosphere of great capital cities. This week's concerts evoke the soundscape of Paris and today's concert was given at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street. Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Ravel: Tzigane Debussy: Violin Sonata Milhaud: 3 Rag Caprices Debussy: Pagode (Estampes) Ravel: Violin Sonata 2.00pm Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor, Op 67 Jon Kimura Parker (piano) Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Lynn Harrell (cello) Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 Lynn Harrell (cello) New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Doppler: Andante and Rondo for 2 flutes and piano, Op 25 Elizabeth Mann, Tara Helen O'Connor (flutes) Marc Neikrug (piano) Enescu: Octet Orion String Quartet Johannes String Quartet

Starts 2007-04-17 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-17 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 2/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm Including pieces by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Brahms.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 2/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm Including pieces by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Brahms.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Paris 2/4. Another concert from last year's City of London Festival series celebrating the music of Paris, given at the church of St Dunstan-in-the-West. Gaele Le Roi (soprano) Catherine Cournot (piano) Hahn: Nocturne for voice and piano; Les etoiles for voice and piano (Rondels) Debussy: Clair de lune; Romance; Apparition; Pierrot Gounod: Boire a l'hombre Faure: Poeme d'un jour, Op 21 No 1; Rencontre (2 Songs, Op 83 No 1); Prison (3 Songs, Op 8 No 1); Au bord de l'eau (3 Songs, Op 7 No 1); Apres un reve (3 Songs, Op 23 No 2); Notre amour Caplet: Le vieux coffret Boulanger: Vous m'avez regarde avec toute votre ame; Les lilas avaient fleuri Ravel: Le cygne; Le martin-pecheur (Histoires naturelles) Satie: La diva de l'empire; Je te veux (Chansons de cafe-concert) 2.00pm Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op 61 Pinchas Zukerman (violin) New York Philharmonic Zubin Mehta (conductor) Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps New York Philharmonic Zubin Mehta (conductor) Mendelssohn: Concert Piece in F for clarinet and bassoon, Op 113 David Shifrin (clarinet) Chris Millard (bassoon) Jon Nakamatsu (piano) Brahms: Serenade No 2 New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 Emanuel Ax (piano) New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-18 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-18 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 3/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm From The Met's recent revival of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 3/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm From The Met's recent revival of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.With Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Paris 3/4. The church of St Olave, Hart Street, is the setting for the third concert in this 2006 City of London Festival series with a French flavour. Pianist Artur Pizzaro performs music by the composers of Les Six: Poulenc, Milhaud, Honegger, Auric, Durey and Tailleferre, and also by their idol Erik Satie. Honegger: Prelude, arioso and fughetta Milhaud: Sonata for piano No 1, Op 33 Auric: 3 Morceaux for piano (Lac-aux-dames) Satie: Croquis et agaceries d'un gros Bonhomme en bois for piano Tailleferre: 2 Pieces for piano Durey: Romance sans paroles (Album des six) Poulenc: 3 Pieces for piano Artur Pizzaro (piano) 2.00pm From The Met's recent revival of Eugene Onegin, conducted by Valery Gergiev, with Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky taking the lead roles. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Tatiana ...... Renee Fleming (soprano) Olga ...... Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano) Lensky ...... Ramon Vargas (tenor) Onegin ...... Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) Prince Gremin ...... Sergei Alexashkin (bass) Larina ...... Svetlana Volkova (soprano) Filipyevna ...... Larisa Shevchenko (soprano) Captain ...... Keith Miller (baritone) Zaretsky ...... Richard Bernstein (baritone) Triquet ...... Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor) Metropolitan Opera Chorus Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Marcello: Concerto in C minor for oboe, strings and basso continuo Liang Wang (oboe) LP How (violin) Daniel Khalikov (violin) Meng Yang (cello) Marji Danilow (bass) Kathleen McIntosh (harpsichord)

Starts 2007-04-19 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-19 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 4/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm Including pieces by Korngold, Brahms and Dvorak.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Paris: 4/4. Concerts evoking the soundscape of Paris. 2.00pm Including pieces by Korngold, Brahms and Dvorak.With Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Paris 4/4. The last concert in this series of French music, recorded at last year's City of London Festival. Next week, Postcards from Vienna. Debussy: Syrinx Ravel: Piece en forme de Habanera Peter De Rose: Deep Purple Francaix: 5 Exotic Dances Ellington: Sultry Sunset/In a Sultry Mood Poulenc arr. Harle: Oboe Sonata Machaut: Improvisations on Qui n'aroit autre deport Corea arr. Harle: Children's Songs John Harle (saxophone) Steve Lodder (piano and keyboards) 2.00pm Korngold: Suite for 2 violins, cello and piano left hand, Op 23 Leon Fleisher (piano) Cho-Liang Lin (violin) Ariel Shmai (violin) Gary Hoffman (cello) Brahms: Serenade No 1 New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 Emanuel Ax (piano) New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel (conductor) Dvorak: String Sextet in A, Op 48 Todd Phillip (violin) Benny Kin (violin) Steven Tenenbom (viola) Kirsten Johnson (viola) Timothy Eddy (cello) Eric Kim (cello)

Starts 2007-04-20 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-20 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Julius Drake live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 1.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Julius Drake live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 1.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Introduced by Stephanie Hughes, live from the Wigmore Hall, London. Christopher Maltman (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) Schubert: Rellstab settings from Schwanengesang Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris Emil Paladilhe: Psyche Debussy: Aupres de cette grotte sombre; Crois mon conseil, chere Climene; Je tremble en voyant ton visage (Le promenoir des deux amants) Poulenc: La maitresse volage; L'offrande; La belle jeunesse (Chansons Gaillardes) 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle Composer Humphrey Searle died 25 years ago this May and the jazz-loving Englishman's teachers included Vaughan Williams's friend RO Morris and Schoenberg's pupil Anton Webern. Searle's five symphonies feature each day this week, plus pieces by his teachers and the music he loved, particularly Liszt whom he championed all his life. This week also sees the launch of the 2007 Proms and a conference devoted to the Proms' role in British musical life, so every programme features works premiered at the Proms. Searle: Overture to a Drama, Op 17 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Berlioz: Waverley Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Nicholas McGegan (conductor) Liszt: Festklange BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda Arr. RO Morris: Six English Folksongs (selection) BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Webern: 2 Pieces for cello and piano Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Searle: Symphony No 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Bach orch. Andrew Davis: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 2 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade BBC Symph

Starts 2007-04-23 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-23 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 1/4. Concerts celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 2.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 1/4. Concerts celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 2.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Vienna 1/4. Series of concerts from the 2006 City of London Festival celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals. Today's concert was given at the church of St Andrew by the Wardrobe. Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) Schubert: Auf der Donau; Fahrt zum Hades; Am Strome; Der Schiffer (4 Mayrhofer settings) Wolf: Der Musikant; Verschwiegene Liebe (Eichendorff); Fussreise; Heimweh; Auf einer Wanderung (Moerike) Strauss: Traum durch die Daemmerung; Die Nacht; Freundliche Vision; Ach weh mir unglueckhaftem Mann Schoenberg: Erwartung; Schenk mir deinen goldnen Kamm Korngold: Liebesbriefchen; Sommer; Sonett fuer Wien 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle Searle's Second Symphony features alongside two important Proms premieres. Henry Wood conducted the world premiere of Dvorak's The Water Goblin at a winter Saturday-night Prom in November 1896, and in the 1903 summer season he premiered Mahler's First Symphony. Wagner: Overture (Rienzi) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Dvorak: The Water Goblin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom (conductor) Webern: Langsamer Satz for string quartet Royal Quartet Liszt: Tasso (lamento e trionfo) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Jane Dutton (mezzo) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Searle: Symphony No 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Schoenberg: 6 Pieces, Op 19 Llyr Williams (piano) Mahler: Symphony No 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-24 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-24 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 2/4. Featuring piano duets written in and inspired by the city of Vienna. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 3.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 2/4. Featuring piano duets written in and inspired by the city of Vienna. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 3.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Vienna 2/4. A concert from last year's City of London Festival celebrating piano duets written in and inspired by the city of Vienna, given at the church of St Mary-le-Bow. Mozart: Andante with Variations Schubert: Trois Marche Militaires Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer, Op 52 Ravel arr. Lucien Garban: La valse Strauss arr. Moore: Kunstlerleben Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore (piano) 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle Searle's widow Fiona joins Fiona Talkington in the studio for this afternoon's programme which features Searle's music alongside his inspirations. Plus music by Debussy and York Bowen premiered at the Proms. Liszt: Les Preludes BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Webern: Sonata movement for cello and piano; 3 Little pieces for cello and piano Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Bach orch. Webern: Ricercar BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Searle: Night Music, Op 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Lindberg: Chorale for Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Berg: Violin Concerto Leonidas Kavakos (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) Debussy: Cello Sonata Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Searle: Symphony No 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Liszt: La lugubre gondola Natalie Clein (cello) Paul Lewis (piano) York Bowen: Violin Concerto Lorraine McAslan (violin) BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-25 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-25 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 3/4. Concerts celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 4.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 3/4. Concerts celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 4.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Vienna 3/4. Today's concert celebrating the music of the Austrian capital from the 2006 City of London Festival was given at the church of St Anne and St Agnes. Endellion String Quartet Schubert: Quartettsatz Wolf: Italian Serenade Webern: Five Movements, Op 5 Korngold: String Quartet No 2 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle A British-Hungarian afternoon featuring Searle's Fourth Symphony alongside works by two Hungarians he loved, Liszt and Bartok, and his British teachers and contemporaries. Plus pieces premiered at the Proms by Searle's teacher John Ireland and Elizabeth Maconchy, who was born 100 years ago this year. John Ireland: A London Overture BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra John Wilson (conductor) RL Pearsall: Lay a garland CH Parry: Music when soft voices Charles Stanford: When Mary through the garden went BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Liszt: Prometheus BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Bartok: Dance Suite Ulster Orchestra Christian Ganz (conductor) Searle: Symphony No 4 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Rest Gerald Finzi: All this night Holst: The Evening- Watch, Op 43 No 1 Sian Menna (mezzo-soprano) Robert Johnston (tenor) BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Gordon Jacob: Chaconne on a Theme of Vaughan Williams BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Elizabeth Maconchy: The Land (Suite) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jason Lai (conductor) Liszt: A Faust Symphony BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-26 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-26 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 4/4. Viennese chamber music from last year's City of London Festival. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 5.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from Vienna: 4/4. Viennese chamber music from last year's City of London Festival. 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle. Symphony No 5.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from Vienna 4/4. The last concert in this series of Viennese chamber music from last year's City of London Festival, recorded at the church of St Andrew, Holborn. Ernst Kovacic (violin) David Owen Norris (piano) Brahms: Scherzo in C minor Robert Fuchs: Drei Amouretten fur Violine und Klavier Bruckner: Abendlied Goldmark: Ballade fur Violine und Klavier Korngold: Much Ado about Nothing Suite Schoenberg: Notturno Webern: Vier Stucke fur Geige und Klavier Kreisler: Kleiner Wiener Marsch; Zigeunercapriccio; Tambourin chinois; Caprice viennois Lehar: Piece in Homage to Kreisler 2.00pm British Symphonies: Humphrey Searle Featuring music that premiered at the Proms, including Searle's Fifth Symphony and an overture by Malcolm Arnold. Plus music by Searle's teacher Webern and his pupil Wolfgang Rihm. Arnold: Overture (Peterloo) BBC Philharmonic Rumon Gamba (conductor) Liszt: Heroide funebre BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Searle: Symphony No 5 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alun Francis (conductor) Webern: Variations for piano, Op 27 Llyr Williams (piano) Herbert Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Sibelius: Tapiola BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Wolfgang Rihm: Ernster Gesang BBC Symphony Orchestra Bernhard Klee (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra Bernhard Klee (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-27 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-27 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Gaudier Ensemble, live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Featuring music from Eastern Europe, including Gretchaninoff, Eugen Kapp, Dvorak.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: The Gaudier Ensemble, live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Featuring music from Eastern Europe, including Gretchaninoff, Eugen Kapp, Dvorak.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Introduced by Stephanie Hughes, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Dvorak: Terzetto in C for 2 violins and viola, Op 74 Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115 Gaudier Ensemble 2.00pm Music from Eastern Europe is threaded through this afternoon's sequence. Gretchaninoff: Otche Nash (Lord's Prayer); Cherubic Hymn; Verouiou (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op 29) Lynette Alcantara (mezzo-soprano) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Eugen Kapp: Kalevipoeg (ballet suite) BBC Philharmonic Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Adams: Shaking and Trembling (Shaker Loops) BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Ziegler (conductor) Artur Kapp: Don Carlos BBC Philharmonic Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Villem Kapp: Symphony No 2 BBC Philharmonic Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Merilainen: Aikaviiva (Timeline: Concerto No 2 for Orchestra) BBC Symphony Orchestra John Storgards (conductor) Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 Heinrich Schiff (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Starts 2007-04-30 12:00:00, Ends 2007-04-30 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 1/4. Celebrating another of the world's great musical capitals. 2.00pm Including Chesnokov, Lutoslawski and Dvorak.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 1/4. Celebrating another of the world's great musical capitals. 2.00pm Including Chesnokov, Lutoslawski and Dvorak.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from St Petersburg 1/4. Celebrating another of the world's great musical capitals, another chance to hear the final four Radio 3 Lunchtime concerts in this series from last year's City of London Festival. Today's concert was given at St Michael's, Cornhill. Stravinsky: Concertino Shostakovich: String Quartet No 11, Op 122 Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No 1 in D, Op 11 Brodsky Quartet 2.00pm More Eastern sounds, from Russia, Poland and the Baltic states. Chesnokov: Hvalite Ghospoda (Praise the Lord); Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts, Op 24; Da ispravitsia molitva moya (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op 42) Sian Menna (mezzo-soprano) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No 1 Ulster Orchestra Christian Gansch (conductor) Granville Bantock: A Pageant of Human Life BBC Singers New London Children's Choir Ronald Corp (conductor) Lutoslawski: Little Suite Ulster Orchestra Tuomas Ollila (conductor) Haydn: Piano Sonata in F Eduard Kunz (piano) Tchaikovsky: Serenade for string orchestra in C, Op 48 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Lesley Hatfield Malcolm Williamson: Sonnet BBC Singers Ronald Corp (conductor) Malcolm Williamson: A young girl for a capella choir BBC Singers Ronald Corp (conductor) Smetana: Macbeth and the Witches Ashley Wass (piano) Ronald Corp: Dover Beach New London Children's Choir Ronald Corp (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G, Op 88 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-01 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-01 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 2/4. Music celebrating the city and culture of St Petersburg. 2.00pm Including Gretchaninoff, Arensky and Bartok.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 2/4. Music celebrating the city and culture of St Petersburg. 2.00pm Including Gretchaninoff, Arensky and Bartok.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from St Petersburg 2/4. Another programme of music celebrating the city and culture of St Petersburg. This concert was given at St Lawrence Jewry during last year's City of London Festival. Arensky: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Shostakovich: Trio No 2, Op 67 2.00pm Featuring more music from Eastern Europe. Gretchaninoff: Svete tihiy (Gladsome light); Tebe odeyushchagosia (Thou who clothest thyself with light); Bog Gospod...Blagoobrazniy Iosif (The Lord is God...Noble Joseph, Strstnaya sedmitsa, Op 58) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op 35a BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor) Weber: Introduction, Theme and Variations Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Enescu: Concertstucke for viola and piano Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Bartok: Divertimento for string orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Dmitry Sitkovetsky (conductor) Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Gautier Capucon (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Copland: Appalachian Spring Ulster Orchestra Proinnsias O Duinn (conductor) Szymanowski: String Quartet No 2, Op 56 Royal String Quartet Rimsky-Korsakov: Sinfonietta on Russian Themes in A minor, Op 31 Ulster Orchestra Tuomas Ollila (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-02 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-02 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 3/4. A recital of Russian piano works. 2.00pm More music from Russia and Eastern Europe with Kabalevsky and Bartok.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 3/4. A recital of Russian piano works. 2.00pm More music from Russia and Eastern Europe with Kabalevsky and Bartok.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from St Petersburg 3/4. Today's concert celebrating one of the world's great musical capitals is a recital of Russian piano works given at St Botolph's, Aldgate, during last year's City of London Festival. Balakirev: Islamey Tchaikovsky: May; June (Seasons) Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Freddy Kempf (piano) 2.00pm More music from Russia and Eastern Europe. Gretchaninoff: Se Zhenih griadet (Behold, the bridegroom comes); Chertog Tvoy (Thy bridal chamber, Strstnaya sedmitsa, Op 58) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture (Romeo and Juliet) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Berlioz: La Reine Mab ou La fee des songes (Romeo et Juliet) Alison Balsom (trumpet) Balsom Ensemble Kabalevsky: Symphony No 2, Op 19 BBC Philharmonic Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Bartok: Concerto for orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Dvorak: Trio for piano and strings No 4, Op 90 (Dumky) Ondine Trio Gilbert and Sullivan: Trial by Jury Plaintiff ...... Rebecca Evans (soprano) Defendant ...... James Gilchrist (tenor) Counsel for the Plaintiff ...... Matthew Brook (baritone) Usher ...... Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Learned Judge ...... Donald Maxwell (baritone) Foreman of the Jury ...... David Thaxton (baritone) Chamber Choir of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama BBC National Orchestra of Wales Richard Hickox (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-03 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-03 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 4/4. A selection of settings of the celebrated Russian poet Pushkin. 2.00pm Including Kabalevsky and Kodaly.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Postcards from St Petersburg: 4/4. A selection of settings of the celebrated Russian poet Pushkin. 2.00pm Including Kabalevsky and Kodaly.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Postcards from St Petersburg 4/4. A selection of settings of the celebrated Russian poet Pushkin, recorded at the church of St Giles, Cripplegate, during the 2006 City of London Festival. Joan Rodgers (soprano) Christopher Glynn (piano) Glinka: Do not sing to me the songs of Georgia; I remember that wonderful moment; Confession; Adele; I am here, Inezil'ya Rimsky-Korsakov: On the hills of Georgia; Do not sing me the songs of Georgia; What comfort for you in my name?; My voice for you is both tender and languid; You and thou Medtner: The Waltz; The Rose; When Roses fade; The Muse Rubinstein: The Singer; Night Tchaikovsky: The Nightingale; Zemfira's song Mussorgsky: Night; The Magpie 2.00pm Songs, dances and cityscapes from Eastern Europe. Chesnokov: Ne otverzhi mene Adrian Peacock (bass) BBC Singers Dominic Wheeler (conductor) Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No 4 (Prague) Kathryn Stott (piano) BBC Philharmonic Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Haydn: Trio in G for keyboard and strings Ondine Trio Kodaly: Dances of Marosszek BBC Philharmonic Hugh Wolff (conductor) Bingham: Hidden City for chorus, harp and percussion Alison Martin (harp) Richard Benjafield (percussion) BBC Singers Andrew Carwood (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme Johannes Moser (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen (conductor) Janacek: Sonata in E flat minor Ashley Wass (piano) Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka Act I) Elena Semenova (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 5 BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-04 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-04 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Live from London's Wigmore Hall, pianist Andreas Haefliger plays works by Schubert. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Verdi's Otello.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Live from London's Wigmore Hall, pianist Andreas Haefliger plays works by Schubert. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Verdi's Otello.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital by Swiss pianist Andreas Haefliger, featuring two contrasting works from Schubert's final years. Schubert: Impromptu in C minor; Piano Sonata in B flat 2.00pm Vienna Week Vienna Week: Danielle Gatti conducts the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's play, beginning a week of recordings from this celebrated cultural capital. And to conclude the Bank Holiday edition of the programme, pianist Yundi Li joins the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor Fabio Luisi for a performance of Grieg's popular piano concerto. Verdi: Otello Otello ...... Johan Botha (tenor) Iago ...... Falk Struckmann (baritone) Desdemona ...... Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano) Cassio ...... Marian Talaba (tenor) Roderigo ...... Cosmin Ifrim (tenor) Lodovico ...... Ain Anger (bass) Montano ...... Vladimir Moroz (bass) A Herald ...... Hacik Bayvertian (bass) Emilia ...... Nadia Krasteva (mezzo-soprano) Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus Danielle Gatti (conductor) Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Yundi Li (piano) Vienna Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-07 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-07 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 1/4. The Endellion Quartet play works by Haydn and Beethoven. 2.00pm Vienna Week: More recordings from the cultural capital.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 1/4. The Endellion Quartet play works by Haydn and Beethoven. 2.00pm Vienna Week: More recordings from the cultural capital.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Cardiff Coffee Concerts 1/4. Series of chamber concerts recorded at National Museum Wales's distinctive Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre, built in 1932 and named after one of the museum's greatest benefactors. Endellion Quartet Haydn: String Quartet in E flat, Op 20, No 1 Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 2.00pm Vienna Week Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in a pair of symphonies by the city's 18th century musical innovators Haydn and Mozart. Plus recordings by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and pianist Lang Lang. Haydn: Symphony No 39 in G minor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Riccardo Muti (conductor) Mozart: Piano Sonata, K333 Lang Lang (piano) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Mozart: Symphony in G minor, K183 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Riccardo Muti (conductor) Smetana: Trio in G minor, Op 15 Till Fellner (piano) Elisabeth Batiashvili (violin) Adrian Brendel (cello) Janacek: Sinfonietta Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Britten (completed by Colin Matthews): Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra Alexander Barantschik (violin) Geraldine Walther (viola) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-08 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-08 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 2/4. Cellist Christian Poltera performs works by Bach and Britten. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Music by composers associated with Vienna.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 2/4. Cellist Christian Poltera performs works by Bach and Britten. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Music by composers associated with Vienna.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Cardiff Coffee Concerts 2/4. Swiss cellist Christian Poltera performs the first of Bach's solo suites and a contrasting solo masterpiece from the 20th century that Britten wrote as a present for Russian virtuoso Mstislav Rostropovich. Bach: Cello Suite No 1 in G Dutilleux: 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher for cello solo Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 2.00pm Vienna Week: Featuring composers associated with the Austrian capital alongside 20th century works by Elgar, Hindemith and Shostakovich. Elgar: In the South San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Schubert: Quartet No 10 in E flat Bruckner Quartet Hindemith: Nobilissima visione Bavarian Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti (conductor) Mozart: Symphony in A Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Trevor Pinnock (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Sonata in F (Appassionata) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 1 for 15 instruments NDR Symphony Orchestra Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor) Shostakovich: String Quartet No 4 in D Bruckner Quartet

Starts 2007-05-09 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-09 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 3/4. Pianist Eduard Kunz with works by Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy and Liszt. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Recordings associated with Vienna.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 3/4. Pianist Eduard Kunz with works by Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy and Liszt. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Recordings associated with Vienna.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Cardiff Coffee Concerts 3/4. Penny Gore introduces more chamber music recorded at National Museum Wales. Russian-born pianist Eduard Kunz explores widely contrasting points on the keyboard, ranging from the delicacy of Scarlatti's sonatas to the fiery intensity of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody. Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, K87; Sonata in A, K209; Sonata in A, K212 Bach: Partita No 1 Debussy: La Puerta del Vino; Minstrels (Preludes) Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 2.00pm Vienna Week Shostakovich: Symphony No 1 Vienna Symphony Orchestra Bertrand de Billy (conductor) Kagel: Trio for piano, violin and cello Till Fellner (piano) Elisabeth Batiashvili (violin) Adrian Brendel (cello) Haydn: Symphony No 82 (The Bear) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Peter Oudjian (conductor) Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Artemis Quartet Eisler: Little Symphony, Op 29 Lausanne Symphony Orchestra Christian Zacharias (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 17 in G Pierre Laurent Aimard (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Starts 2007-05-10 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-10 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 4/4. The Mandelring Quartet play works by Goldschmidt and Brahms. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Recordings associated with the city.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Cardiff Coffee Concerts: 4/4. The Mandelring Quartet play works by Goldschmidt and Brahms. 2.00pm Vienna Week: Recordings associated with the city.Presented by Louise Fryer. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Cardiff Coffee Concerts 4/4. The German-based Mandelring Quartet has long championed the music of Jewish exile Berthold Goldschmidt. The group ends this week of concerts recorded at National Museum Wales with the quartet which it commissioned from Goldschmidt, together with Brahms's ever-popular Clarinet Quintet. Robert Plane (clarinet) Mandelring Quartet Goldschmidt: String Quartet No 4 Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor 2.00pm Vienna Week Concluding the week of recordings from Vienna and featuring composers associated with the city. Webern: Passacaglia for orchestra San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Ingo Metzmacher (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 18 in F Chamber Orchestra of Europe Pierre Laurent Aimard (conductor/piano) Haydn: Symphony No 89 in F Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Riccardo Muti (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Trio Till Fellner (piano) Elisabeth Batiashvili (violin) Adrian Brendel (cello) Messiaen: Couleurs de la Cite Celeste Ensemble Intercontemporain Pierre Boulez (conductor) Boulez: Derive 1 for six instruments Ensemble Intercontemporain Peter Eotvos (conductor) Boulez: Memoriale for flute and eight instruments Sophie Cherrier (flute) Ensemble Intercontemporain Peter Eotvos (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor Vienna Symphony Orchestra Fabio Luisi (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-11 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-11 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: German mezzo-soprano Petra Lang and pianist Charles Spencer live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Performances by the Dresden Staatskapelle.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: German mezzo-soprano Petra Lang and pianist Charles Spencer live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Performances by the Dresden Staatskapelle.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Stephanie Hughes introduces a recital, live from London's Wigmore Hall, by German mezzo-soprano Petra Lang and pianist Charles Spencer. Schumann: Frauenliebe und-leben, Op 42 Strauss: Kling!; Wir beide wollen springen; Du, meines Herzens Kronelein, Op 21, No 2; Lob des Leidens, Op 15 No 3; Wiegenlied, Op 41 No 1; An die Nacht, Op 68 No 1; Befreit, Op 39 No 4; Freundliche Vision, Op 48 No 1; Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op 19 No 3 2.00pm Dresden Staatskapelle Performances from one of the oldest orchestras in the world, the Dresden Staatskapelle, which was founded in 1548. Wagner: Lohengrin (Prelude to Act 1) Dresden Staatskapelle Colin Davis (conductor) Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor Nikolaj Znaider (violin) Dresden Staatskapelle Colin Davis (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 7 Dresden Staatskapelle Colin Davis (conductor) CPE Bach: Morgengesang am Schopfungsfeste, Wq 239 Kornerscher Sing-Verein, Dresden Dresdner Instrumental-Concert Peter Kopp (director) Shostakovich: Symphony No 4 Dresden Staatskapelle Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-14 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-14 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and pianist Helmut Deutsch in songs by Schubert, Bartok, Britten and Strauss. 2.00pm Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and pianist Helmut Deutsch in songs by Schubert, Bartok, Britten and Strauss. 2.00pm Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Another chance to hear German tenor Jonas Kaufmann accompanied by pianist Helmut Deutsch in a recital given at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, as part of last year's International Festival. Including a rare chance to hear one of Schubert's longest through-composed songs, his setting of Schiller's famous ballad Die Burgschaft. Schubert: Die Burgschaft Bartok: Four Slovakian folk songs Britten: Seven sonnets of Michelangelo Strauss: Four Songs, Op 27 2.00pm A performance of Monteverdi's great opera, The Coronation of Poppea, in a performance given last September at the Grand Theatre, Geneva. Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea Fortune/Drusilla ...... Martina Jankova (soprano) Virtue/Octavia ...... Marie-Claude Chappuis (soprano) Amore/Valet ...... Amel Brahim-Dhjelloul (soprano) Poppea ...... Maya Boog (soprano) Nero ...... Kobie van Rensburg (tenor) Otho ...... Christophe Dumaux (countertenor) Seneca ...... Carlo Leopore (bass) Nutrice ...... Julie Girardi (mezzo-soprano) Arnalta ...... Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor) Damigella ...... Valerie MacCarthy (soprano) Lucano ...... Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (tenor) Lictor ...... Luigi De Donato (bass) Grand Theatre Baroque Ensemble Attilio Cremonesi (director)

Starts 2007-05-15 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-15 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Flautist Emily Beynon and pianist Andrew West play works by Prokofiev, Debussy and Poulenc. 2.00pm Performances by the Dresden Staatskapelle.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Flautist Emily Beynon and pianist Andrew West play works by Prokofiev, Debussy and Poulenc. 2.00pm Performances by the Dresden Staatskapelle.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert A recital recorded in the Queen's Hall at last year's Edinburgh International Festival. Flautist Emily Beynon is joined by pianist Andrew West for a programme that includes works by Prokofiev, Debussy and Poulenc, as well as Francois Borne's Carmen Fantasy which was originally written as a test piece for the Paris Conservatoire. Prokofiev: Five Melodies, Op 35 Debussy: Syrinx Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano Prokofiev: Flute Sonata Borne: Carmen Fantasy Poulenc: Queen of Hearts 2.00pm Dresden Staatskapelle More performances from one of the oldest orchestras in the world. Wagner: Prelude (Parsifal) Dresden Staatskapelle Paavo Jarvi (conductor) Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat Yundi Li (piano) Dresden Staatskapelle Paavo Jarvi (conductor) Schumann: Symphony No 2 in C, Op 61 Dresden Staatskapelle Paavo Jarvi (conductor) Galuppi: Mass for St Mark's Basilica Kornerscher Sing-Verein, Dresden Dresdner Instrumental-Concert Peter Kopp (director) Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 99 Vadim Repin (violin) Dresden Staatskapelle Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) Mozart: Symphony No 33 in B flat Dresden Staatskapelle Christian Zacharias (director)

Starts 2007-05-16 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-16 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Soprano Angela Denoke and pianist Matthias Veit perform songs by Zemlinsky, Wolf, Strauss and Schoenberg. 2.00pm Liszt's Christus Oratorio.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Soprano Angela Denoke and pianist Matthias Veit perform songs by Zemlinsky, Wolf, Strauss and Schoenberg. 2.00pm Liszt's Christus Oratorio.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert A song recital programme given by celebrated German soprano Angela Denoke with pianist Matthias Veit in the Queen's Hall at last year's Edinburgh International Festival. Zemlinsky: Die schlanke Wasserlilie; Liebe und Fruhling; Es war ein alter Konig; Herbsten; Harmonie des Abends Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung; Verborgenheit; Nachtzauber; Begegnung; Storchenbotschaft Strauss: Waldseligkeit, Op 49; Lob des Leidens, Op 15; Gefunden, Op 56; Das Rosenband, Op 36; Befreit, Op 39; Cacilie, Op 27 Schoenberg: Gigerlette; Der genugsame Liebhaber; Mahnung; Galathea (Brettl-Lieder) 2.00pm For Ascension Day, a performance of Liszt's epic oratorio Christus, given last September in St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Gorlitz. Liszt: Christus, Oratorio in three parts, for soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra Annette Dasch (soprano) Dagmar Peckova (mezzo-soprano) Hermine Haselbock (contralto) Sergej Larin (tenor) Roman Trekel (baritone) MDR Radio Chorus MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra Tomas Netopil (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-17 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-17 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Cedric Tiberghien plays works by Schumann. 2.00pm Recordings by the Dresden Staatskapelle, including works by Mozart and Bruckner.
Details : Including 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Cedric Tiberghien plays works by Schumann. 2.00pm Recordings by the Dresden Staatskapelle, including works by Mozart and Bruckner.Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Pianist and BBC New Generation Artist, Cedric Tiberghien, plays Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze and the ETA Hoffman-inspired Kreisleriana, in a recital recorded at the Queen's Hall in the 2006 Edinburgh International Festival. Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op 16; Davidsbundlertanze, Op 6 2.00pm Dresden Staatskapelle More recordings by one of the world's oldest orchestras. Mozart: Symphony No 32 in G Dresden Staatskapelle Christian Zacharias (conductor) Mozart: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento Kornerscher Sing-Verein, Dresden Dresdner Instrumental-Concert Peter Kopp (director) Haydn: Symphony No 44 in E minor Dresden Staatskapelle Myung Whun Chung (conductor) Bruckner: Symphony No 4 in E flat Dresden Staatskapelle Myung Whun Chung (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-18 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-18 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Clarinettist Sabine Meyer and pianist Fazil Say, live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Including Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20. Brahms: 7 Fantasies.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Clarinettist Sabine Meyer and pianist Fazil Say, live from London's Wigmore Hall. 2.00pm Including Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20. Brahms: 7 Fantasies.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Stephanie Hughes introduces clarinettist Sabine Meyer and pianist Fazil Say in a programme exploring the sonorous, sensuous and often jazzy sound world of French clarinet music, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata in E flat, Op 167 Ravel: Sonatine Milhaud: Scaramouche Suite 2.00pm A week of programmes showcasing the BBC Orchestras in five of Mozart's greatest piano concertos and Radio 3 New Generation Artists in chamber music by Brahms. Plus two unfinished tenth symphonies: Schubert's heard through the ears of Luciano Berio, and Mahler's in Deryck Cooke's remarkable performing version. Strauss: Don Juan BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alexander Titov (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466 Martin Roscoe (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alexander Titov (conductor) Berio (after Schubert): Rendering BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op 116 (excerpts) Ashley Wass (piano) Mahler compl. Cooke: Symphony No 10 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-21 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-21 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Edinburgh International Festival 2006: 1/2. Pianist Steven Osborne plays preludes by Debussy and Rachmaninov. 2.00pm Including Mozart, Brahms and Bax.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Edinburgh International Festival 2006: 1/2. Pianist Steven Osborne plays preludes by Debussy and Rachmaninov. 2.00pm Including Mozart, Brahms and Bax.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Edinburgh International Festival 2006 1/2. In a recital given at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, in August 2006, Scottish pianist Steven Osborne contrasts Debussy's lyrical Preludes, Book 1, with the explosive Rachmaninov preludes. Debussy: Preludes, Book 1 Rachmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3 No 2; Preludes, Op 23 2.00pm Continuing this week's BBC Orchestra focus on Mozart's piano concertos, Radio 3 New Generation Artists in Brahms's chamber music featuring the clarinet and works by composers who loved the music of Mozart and Brahms. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mayuko Kamio (violin) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Bax: Tintagel BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra John Wilson (conductor) Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No 1 in F minor, Op 120 No 1 Martin Frost (clarinet) Niklas Sivelov (piano) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 Llyr Williams (piano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-22 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-22 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2006. Trio Wanderer play piano trios by Haydn and Tchaikovsky. 2.00pm Including works by Mozart, Brahms and Elgar.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2006. Trio Wanderer play piano trios by Haydn and Tchaikovsky. 2.00pm Including works by Mozart, Brahms and Elgar.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Edinburgh International Festival 2006 Another chance to hear a recital from last year's Edinburgh Festival given at the Queen's Hall, in which Trio Wanderer from France made its Edinburgh Festival debut. Tchaikovsky's trio was inspired by the death of the composer's close friend Nikolai Rubinstein and is subtitled In Memory of a Great Artist. Haydn: Piano Trio in C Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50 2.00pm Continuing this week's BBC Orchestra focus on Mozart's piano concertos and Radio 3 New Generation Artists in Brahms chamber music featuring the clarinet. Liszt: Prometheus BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 22 in E flat, K482 Antti Siirala (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Susanna Malkki (conductor) Simon Bainbridge: Fantasia for Double Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Susanna Malkki (conductor) Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115 Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) Szymanowski Quartet Elgar: Cello Concerto Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Schumann: Symphony No 4 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-23 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-23 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2006. The Arcanto Quartet play quartets by Ravel and Beethoven. 2.00pm Including works by Mozart, Brahms and Stravinsky.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2006. The Arcanto Quartet play quartets by Ravel and Beethoven. 2.00pm Including works by Mozart, Brahms and Stravinsky.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Edinburgh International Festival 2006 Another chance to hear part of a concert given at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, last August. The Arcanto Quartet, an ensemble made up of international string soloists Antje Weithaas, Daniel Sepec, Tabea Zimmermann and Jean-Guihen Queryras, play two classics of the quartet repertoire. Ravel: String Quartet in F Beethoven: String Quartet in F, Op 59 2.00pm Continuing this week's BBC Orchestra focus on Mozart's piano concertos, and Radio 3 New Generation Artists in Brahms chamber music featuring the clarinet. Stravinsky: Danses concertantes BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Clark Rundell (conductor) Elgar: Froissart Overture BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Gordon Jacob: Variations on an Original Theme BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley (conductor) Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 Martin Frost (clarinet) Christian Poltera (cello) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491 Martin Helmchen (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Clark Rundell (conductor) Yuri Krasavin: Amadeus Rosemary Eliot (flute) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alexander Titov (conductor) Stravinsky: Petrushka BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Alexander Titov (conductor)

Starts 2007-05-24 12:00:00, Ends 2007-05-24 16:00:00 and is on for 240 minutes and on BBC Radio 3

Afternoon on 3
Summary : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Edinburgh International Festival 2006: Pianist Steven Osborne plays preludes by Debussy and Rachmaninov. 2.00pm Including Mozart, Brahms and Dvorak.
Details : 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert. Edinburgh International Festival 2006: Pianist Steven Osborne plays preludes by Debussy and Rachmaninov. 2.00pm Including Mozart, Brahms and Dvorak.Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Edinburgh International Festival 2006 2/2. Another chance to hear the second recital by pianist Steven Osborne contrasting preludes by Debussy and Rachmaninov given in August 2006 at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. Debussy: Preludes (Book 2) Rachmaninov: Preludes, Op 32 2.00pm Continuing this week's BBC Orchestra focus on Mozart's piano concertos, and Radio 3 New Generation Artists in Brahms chamber music featuring the clarinet. Dvorak: Symphonic Variations BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto No 25 in C, K503 Richard Goode (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Delius: American Rhapsody (Appalachia) BBC Concert Orchestra C