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Under David Brophy, this Â鶹Éç Radio 3 Friday Night is Music Night celebrates Britain’s bond with the sea. From Sullivan and Walton to Bax and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, with Gareth Brynmor John, it blends wit, colour and atmosphere.

Folk roots and symphonic drama meet under Delyana Lazarova. Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances open the concert, followed by Dobrinka Tabakova’s Viola Concerto with Maxim Rysanov, and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony charting a journey from fate to triumph.

Folk roots and symphonic drama meet under Delyana Lazarova. Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances open the concert, followed by Dobrinka Tabakova’s Viola Concerto with Maxim Rysanov, and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony charting a journey from fate to triumph.

Under Ludovic Morlot, three imaginative voices take centre stage. Stravinsky’s Jeu des cartes sparkles with wit, Britten’s youthful Double Concerto features Ben Baker and Tim Ridout, and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite closes in glowing fairy‑tale colour.

Under Ludovic Morlot, three imaginative voices take centre stage. Stravinsky’s Jeu des cartes sparkles with wit, Britten’s youthful Double Concerto features Ben Baker and Tim Ridout, and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite closes in glowing fairy‑tale colour.

Marking 200 years since Beethoven’s death, this concert explores his links to British and Irish folk music. Grant Llewellyn leads songs inspired by Irish, Scottish and Welsh melodies, with piper and harp soloists, and the finale of Symphony No. 7.