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BBC Symphony Orchestra
A concert of Hungarian music, live from the Barbican, London.
Presented by Anthony Burton. lldiko Vekony (cimbalom),
BBC Singers and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Zoltan Pesko Bartok Dance Suite
Kurtag Messages, Op 34; Splinters, Op 6; New Messages
8.30 Twenty Minutes: Letter from Budapest
Since the collapse of communism in 1989, Hungary has developed from being an "Eastern Bloc" countryto one at the heart of Europe. But how can Hungary retain its cultural distinctiveness and at the same time raise its international profile? Anglo-Hungarian poet George Szirtes investigates.
8.50 Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin

Contributors

Presented By:
Anthony Burton.
Conductor:
Zoltan Pesko
Unknown:
George Szirtes
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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