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BBC Proms

on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Mendelssohn Overture: Ruy Bias
Sibelius Symphony No 6 in D minor

8.10 If Pigs Could Fly
"Winston the pig fell into Zita's life when he dropped onto my uncle's head and killed him dead. 'It's your uncle', she shouted. 'He's finally kicked buckets." Rory McLean's trip to Budapest is waylaid; he must stop off in Potsdam to console Zita...
Read by David Horovitch
(First broadcast on Radio 4)

8.30 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor
Kodaly Suite: Hary Janos

Contributors

Musicians:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Pianist:
Jean-Philippe Collard
Reader (If Pigs Could Fly):
David Horovitch

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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