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Private Passions

BBC Radio 3
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Michael Berkeley meets a very special guest - a living antique. Born in Vienna an incredible 112 years ago, percussionist and poker player Manfred Sturmer has memories of working with many of the greatest composers of turn-of-the-century
Europe, among them Brahms, Mahler, Strauss, Stravinsky and Bartok.
Today, for the first time, he shares some unbelievable reminiscences of an extraordinary career. Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm

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Michael Berkeley
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Manfred Sturmer
Source: Radio Times

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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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