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Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: 16/06/2012

16/06/2012

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, 16/06/2012

Robert Worby presents the music of Hugh Wood performed at the Bath Festival, plus 20x12.

Robert Worby presents Hugh Wood's 80th birthday concert, recorded recently at the Bath Festival. Also includes 20x12 commissions by Emily Howard, Michael Wolters and David Bruce.

Robert Worby presents composer Hugh Wood's 80th birthday concert recorded recently at the Bath Festival. Also includes 20x12 commissions by Emily Howard, Michael Wolters and David Bruce.

Hugh Wood 
b 27 June 1932

Horn Trio
Pirani Trio

String Quartet No 2
Piatti Quartet

New Work for solo piano (BBC Commission - world premiere)
Joanna MacGregor (piano)

20x12
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Emily Howard - Zatopek!
commissioned by Second Movement

Michael Wolters - The Voyage
commissioned by Stan's Cafe

David Bruce - Fire
commissioned by The Opera Group.

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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