Afternoon on 3 - 14/02/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert City of London Festival 2007 A selection of songs by Faure add Gallic flavour to a recital given by former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Andrew Kennedy and pianist Roger Vignoles at the church of St Michael Cornhill during the 2007 City of London Festival. Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Roger Vignoles (Piano) Selected songs by Faure, Wolf and Strauss. 2.00pm Focus on Berlin A celebration of the best of music-making in Berlin, with performances by the Berlin Philharmonic, plus chamber music highlights from orchestra members past and present. Rott: Symphony in E Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Debussy: Rhapsody No 1 for clarinet and piano (orchestral version 1911) Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle (conductor) Bach: Mass in B minor Sybilla Rubens (soprano) Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) James Taylor (tenor) Jochen Kupfer (bass) RIAS Chamber Chorus Akademie fur alte Musik Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor).