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Mon 2 Nov 2026 16:00麻豆社 Radio 3
A Meeting of Unequals
1/5 How Russian music changed for ever due to a group of five composers.
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Tue 3 Nov 2026 16:00麻豆社 Radio 3
Creative tensions
2/5 Tensions arise within the group of 鈥楾he Five鈥� and their circle.
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Wed 4 Nov 2026 16:00麻豆社 Radio 3
Too big a handful
3/5 Balakirev takes control over the two leading performing ensembles in St Petersburg.
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Thu 5 Nov 2026 16:00麻豆社 Radio 3
Duelling operas
4/5 A rich period of stage works for the group, now freed from Balakirev鈥檚 criticism.
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Fri 6 Nov 2026 16:00麻豆社 Radio 3
A new dynamic
5/5 We explore the legacy of The Mighty Handful on modern Russian music.
