5 May 2008
Monday 5 May 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
The Tokyo String Quartet perform a recital direct from the Wigmore Hall, London, featuring Webern's last chamber work and one of Beethoven's late quartets. The performers are noted for using a renowned set of Stradivarius instruments.
Playlist:
Tokyo String Quartet
Webern: String Quartet, Op 28
Webern: Rondo
Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131
2.00pm Ebony and Ivory
A week of concertos written for keyboard, oboe and clarinet performed by the BBC Orchestras.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58
Gianluca Cascioli (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 2 in E flat, Op 74
Julian Bliss (clarinet)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)
3.00pm
Giles Swayne: Pentecost Music
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)
Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Peter King (organ)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
4.00pm
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)
4.40pm BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008 - Strings Category Winner
