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Radio 3,30 May 2015,45 mins
Jiri Belohlavek, In Prague with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Bela Bartok
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Tom Service speaks to Jiri Belohlavek, chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic and Rob Cameron, the BBC's correspondent in Prague attends rehearsals for the Prague Spring Festival to look into the orchestra's history, future and unique sound. Tom also discusses a new book on the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok by David Cooper, which he reviews with the writer and translator Kenneth Chalmers.
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