Venice comes to London and the Royal Albert Hall in a new work from leading German composer Wolfgang Rihm originally composed for the unique acoustic of St Mark 's. It is complemented by two 19th-century German classics: Schumann's concerto written to display the expressive talents of his pianist wife Clara, and Brahms's most mellow symphony. Maria Joao Pires (piano), Berlin Philharmonic, conductor Claudio Abbado
Wolfgang Rlhm In-Schrift (first broadcast)
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
8.30 Defining Moments: Death
"We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." (TS Eliot)
In the second of two interval programmes, Geoff Watts looks at death and its changing place in society and how that is reflected in the arts.
8.50 Brahms Symphony No 3 in F Repeated Wednesday 2pm