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Dinu Lipatti: a life at the piano

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews the conductor Simone Young on her career in music as she in enjoys her latest role as a travelling guest conductor, after ten years in Hamburg as the Director of Music at the Opera and the Philharmonic. Plus a centenary tribute from Alexandra Dariescu and Mark Ainley to the Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti, who died tragically young but left a wonderful legacy. The choreographer Crystal Pite talks about her new work for the Royal Ballet set to Gorecki's Third symphony, and Sara delves into the curious soundworld of the 20th century Danish composer Rued Langgaard. Show less

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