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Rodin, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mark Simpson's cello concerto, Korean television drama

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Apr 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Apr 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The new Rodin show at the British Museum reveals how he was influenced by the Elgin Marbles. Plus Mark Sampson's new cello concerto live and Curtis Sittenfeld's short stories. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Ian Jenkins
Interviewed Guest:: Celeste Farge
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Simpson
Interviewed Guest:: Leonard Elschenbroich
Interviewed Guest:: Curtis Sittenfeld
Interviewed Guest:: Momtaza Mehri
Producer:: Julian May

BBC Proms

2015

Friday Night at the Proms: Eric Whitacre's Choral Prom

BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Fri 14^th Aug 2015, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Aug 2015, 19:30 on BBC Four HD

A celebration of American composers, including Jonathan Newman's Blow It Up, Start Again, Eric Whitacre's Deep Field, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Aaron Copland's Quiet City. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clarke Peters
Presenter:: Angel Blue
Producer:: Joe McCulloch
Director:: Matthew Amos
Orchestra:: Royal Philharmonic
Conductor:: Eric Whitacre
Musician:: Martin James Bartlett
Musician:: Leonard Elschenbroich
Choir:: BBC Singers
Choir:: BBC Symphony Chorus

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BBC Proms: 2015

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BBC Proms

2016

Mark Elder Conducts the Halle

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

The Halle perform works including Berlioz's overture King Lear, the London premiere of Colin Matthews's Berceuse for Dresden, and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. Show more