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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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on BBC Radio 3

led by PETER THOMAS conducted by SIMON RATTLE AMERAL GUNSON (soprano) PHILIP LANGRIDGE (tenor) live from
Birmingham Town Hall
Busoni Berceuse elegiaque
Alexander Goehr Eve Dreams in Paradise (Feeney Trust commission: first performance)
8.10*
Through the Eyes of the Dragon Still in the grip of their own radical restructuring, the Chinese seem unsure how to respond to the Soviet Union's perestroika. Professor William Wallace , of Glasgow
University's Institute of Soviet and East European Studies, examines Gorbachev's Russia through Chinese eyes and compares and contrasts the two countries' programmes for the reform of state socialism. (R)
8.30* Shostakovich Symphony No 5 in D minor. BBC Pebble Mill

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Thomas
Conducted By:
Simon Rattle
Soprano:
Ameral Gunson
Tenor:
Philip Langridge
Unknown:
Alexander Goehr
Unknown:
Professor William Wallace
Source: Radio Times

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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