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27/06/2008

Presented by Jonathan Swain. Featuring Lunchtime Concert: Plus Focus on China: With Li Huan Zhi: Chinese Spring Festival Overture and Chen Yi: Chinese Myths Cantata.

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

With Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:

Concluding the series of concerts given at this year's Aldeburgh Festival, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs excerpts from Bach's The Art of Fugue interspersed with excerpts from Jatekol (Games) by the festival's featured composer Gyorgy Kurtag.

Plus Focus on China:

Li Huan Zhi: Chinese Spring Festival Overture
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Smetana: Vltava: Ma Vlast
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Smetana: Och, jaky zal!...Ten lasky sen (The Bartered Bride)
Elena Semenova (soprano)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Glazunov: Chant du menestrel
Jian Wang (cello)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Chen Yi: Chinese Myths Cantata
大象传媒 Singers
Gu Feng Ensemble
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

John Adams: The Chairman Dances
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1
Jin Ju (piano)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Jason Lai (conductor)

Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.

4 hours

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Fri 27 Jun 2008 13:00

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  • Fri 27 Jun 2008 13:00