22 February 2008
Friday 22 February 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by John Shea.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Playlist:
City of London Festival 2007
The final of a three-week series of concerts from last year's festival brings together Radio 3 New Generation Artists Alina Ibragimova, Danjulo Ishizaka, Sharon Bezaly and Cedric Tiberhgien. They perform in a recital at the national musicians' church, St Sepulchre-without-Newgate.
Poulenc: Flute Sonata
Hersant: In Black (world premiere)
Phibbs: Flex (world premiere)
Ravel: Tzigane
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)
2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends
Concluding the week-long celebration of Czech music making, with Czech composers inspired by the culture of England, America and their native land. Plus an Italian in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic's rivals, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
Trojan: Shakespeare's Smile
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Vronsky (conductor)
Verdi: Ritorna vincitor (Aida)
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Rota (conductor)
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Rota (conductor)
Dvorak: String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American)
Kapralova Quartet
Fibich: Toman and the Wood Nymph
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott (conductor)
Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Michal Lehotsky (tenor)
Peter Mikulas (bass)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Macal (conductor)
