The Finals direct from Leeds Town Hall, The last three finalists play a concerto with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra leader DENNIS SIMONS conducted by Vernon Handley Introduced by Richard Baker with comments by Andre Previn
(The competition takes place in association with Harveys of Bristol) (A simultaneous broadcast with BBC2) including during the interval
Female Forms
The Classical Heritage
In the second of two talks based on her work-in-progress, the cultural historian Marina Warner reviews the thinking behind Greek use of women to symbolise abstract qualities and virtues, and she examines the consequences of Victorian adoption of this practice.