18 February 2008
Monday 18 February 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by John Shea.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Direct from the Wigmore Hall in London, Sean Rafferty introduces French pianist Cedric Tiberghien performing works by Chopin and Beethoven.
Playlist:
Chopin: Four Ballades
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op 111
2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends
A week of concerts by another of Europe's top orchestras, complemented by other Czech music and Czech performers.
The Czech Philharmonic played Smetana's best-known work when they opened the 2007 Prague Spring Festival, and were joined later by young talented Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Smetana: Ma Vlast
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Macal (conductor)
Revueltas: Sensemaya
Bartok: Dance Suite
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)
Smetana: String Quartet No 1 in E minor (From My Life)
Kapralova Quartet
Prokofiev: Symphony No 5
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)
