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22/02/2008

1.00pm Lunchtime Concert: Music by Poulenc, Hersant, Phibbs and Ravel. 2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic and friends: Czech composers inspired by England, America and their native land.

Presented by John Shea.

1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

City of London Festival 2007

The final of a three-week series of concerts from last year's festival brings together Radio 3 New Generation Artists Alina Ibragimova, Danjulo Ishizaka, Sharon Bezaly and Cedric Tiberhgien. They perform in a recital at the national musicians' church, St Sepulchre-without-Newgate.

Poulenc: Flute Sonata
Hersant: In Black (world premiere)
Phibbs: Flex (world premiere)
Ravel: Tzigane

Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

2.00pm The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and friends

Concluding the week-long celebration of Czech music making, with Czech composers inspired by the culture of England, America and their native land. Plus an Italian in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic's rivals, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

Trojan: Shakespeare's Smile
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Petr Vronsky (conductor)

Verdi: Ritorna vincitor (Aida)
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Rota (conductor)

Respighi: Pines of Rome
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Marcello Rota (conductor)

Dvorak: String Quartet in F, Op 96 (American)
Kapralova Quartet

Fibich: Toman and the Wood Nymph
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott (conductor)

Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride
Eva Urbanova (soprano)
Michal Lehotsky (tenor)
Peter Mikulas (bass)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Macal (conductor).

4 hours

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Fri 22 Feb 2008 13:00

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