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Over the next two weeks in Afternoon on 3 you can hear the 大象传媒's orchestras playing all of Beethoven's concertos and symphonies. They start this week with the eight concertos: one for violin and five for piano, plus the Choral Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra and (today) the 'triple concerto' for violin, cello, piano and orchestra. The presenter is Penny Gore.

Our Thursday Opera Matinee is the third of Puccini's operatic triptych, Gianni Schicchi - you may have heard the first two in this San Francisco Opera production last week.

Thursday's programme also features a live concert by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, as well as the last of Beethoven's five piano concertos.

Then as a grand finale to the week, Louise Fryer presents a feast of musical humour - in Afternoon on 3's Red Nose Special, part of Radio 3's contribution to Red Nose Day.

There'll be a backbone (or should that be funny bone?) of pieces that tickle the fancy of Afternoon on 3 listeners - from musical jokes by Mozart and Haydn through Gilbert and Sullivan to Anna Russell, Flanders and Swann and Tom Lehrer.

Comedians will join Louise to pick their own classical favourites too - including Lenny Henry presenting his own recording of Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf', and a mystery guest live in the studio.

The 大象传媒's performing groups also have a funny turn: don't miss the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra tackling a few easy pieces - backwards - and jazz from the Welsh NOT NOW band, who fiddle with Sibelius in Bangor.

And at 4 o'clock it's over to the 大象传媒's Maida Vale studios for the culmination of Radio 3's Red Nose Conducting Competition, as the lucky winner conducts the 大象传媒 Singers, live, in Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.

Smetana: Overture to The Secret
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor
Martin Roscoe (piano)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

3pm
Jonathan Harvey: ...towards a pure land
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

3.15pm
Beethoven : Triple Concerto
Israel Piano Trio
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

4pm
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete ballet)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

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