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BBC Radio 3
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BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican
Martin Handley presents a concert live from London's Barbican Hall.
Anu and Piia Komsi (sopranos), BBCSO, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Esa-Pekka Salonen: Wing on Wing (first UK performance)

7.55 Twenty Minutes: How She Brought the Novel from Moscow
Lesley Chamberlain tells the story of Constance Garnett, who more than anyone else introduced English readers to the great Russian novels.

8.15 Shostakovich Symphony No 8

Contributors

Presenter:
Martin Handley
Soprano:
Anu Komsi
Soprano:
Piia Komsi
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Speaker (Twenty Minutes):
Lesley Chamberlain
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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