Monday

For the first time, every note in Afternoon Concert this week is written by a woman. In recordings from all of the BBC orchestras and choirs, we celebrate female creativity spanning 300 years and traversing the globe. From the eighteenth-century Italian violinist & composer Maddalena Sirmen to contemporary composers Linda Catlin Smith and Onute Narbutaite from Canada and Lithuania. Plus recordings from the rich archives of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist scheme, including Ethel Smyth's epic double concerto, written in 1927. Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Elfrida Andrée: Concert overture in D major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Chloe van Soeterstede, conductor

c.2.15pm
Judith Weir: Tiger under the table
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgards, conductor

c.2.30pm
Ethel Smyth: Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn
Elena Urioste, violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Daniel Blendulf, conductor

c.2.55pm
Linda Catlin Smith: Nuages
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov, conductor

c.3.15pm
Ruth Gipps: Symphony no. 3, op.57
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor

c.3.55pm
Onute Narbutaite: La Barca
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor

c.4.10pm
Maddalena Sirmen: String Quartet no. 5 in F minor
Aris Quartet

c.4.30pm
Morfydd Owen: Nocturne
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Perry So, conductor