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Artist of the Week: Emanuel Ax

on BBC Radio 3

Pianist Emanuel Ax had his first big break when he won the Artur Rubinstein Piano Competition in 1974. He talks to Joan Bakewell about the nature of competitions in music and reveals a rather less serious hobby - performing as a soloist in the first half of an orchestral concert and sneaking back onto the platform in the second half to join the percussion section. Music includes works by Brahms, Liszt and Haydn.

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Interviewer:
Joan Bakewell
Interviewee:
Emanuel Ax

BBC Radio 3

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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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