Cheltenham Festival
Chris de Souza introduces the first concert in the second week of programmes from the Cheltenham Festival.
Steven Isserlis (cello), Isabelle Faust
(violin), Garfield Jackson (viola), Jonathan Leathwood (guitar), Janne Thomsen (flute) Boccherini Sonata in G for cello and guitar Martinu Madrigals for violin and viola
Villa-Lobos Jet Whistle for flute and cello
Paganini Terzetto in D for violin, cello and guitar 11.50 Twenty Minutes: Dear Sarah Bemhardt
An experiment in biography by Frangoise Sagan , adapted for radio by Pamela Grace. When Sagan set out to write a life of Sarah Bernhardt in 1983 she began with a letter to the Pere Lachaise cemetery where the great actress had been resting for some 60 years. "Don't worry....I'll tell you all ..."came the reply from beyond the grave. Thus began a dialogue between two remarkable and rebellious women. With Eileen Atkins and Vanessa Redgrave.
12.10 Schubert String Trio movement in B flat, D4 71
Widmann Etude / for solo violin; Etude for solo violin (first performance)
Matiegka/Schubert Trio in G, D96 for flute, viola, cello and guitar See also 7.30pm