China Focus
Monday 23 June 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, a recital by British pianist Imogen Cooper.
Playlist:
Schubert: Impromptus, D899
Bartok: Selection from 14 Bagatelles, Op 6
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 13 in A minor
2.00pm China Focus
Including music by Chinese composer Tan Dun, creator of the award-winning score to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Tan Dun: Death and Fire
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Muhai Tang (conductor)
2.30pm
Bach: Sonata in A for flute and keyboard, BWV 1032
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Terence Charleston (harpsichord)
Charles Medlam (viola da gamba)
Judith Weir: Heroic Strokes of the Bow
Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
3.10pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5
Till Fellner (piano)
Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
Webern: Langsamer Satz (1905) for string quartet
Szymanowski Quartet
4.00pm
Mahler: Symphony No 4
Lisa Milne (soprano)
Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor)
Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.
