Afternoon on 3 - 18/06/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Young Russian-Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg continues a series of Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts featuring performances from the 2007 Cheltenham Festival. Giltburg made his Cheltenham debut in 2005, when he was barely into his twenties, and made such an impression that he was immediately invited back. Bach, arr Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 656 Beethoven: Sonata No 28 in A, Op 101 Franck, arr Bauer: Prelude, Fugue and Variation in B minor, Op 18 Rachmaninov: Five selected Preludes, Op 23 Prokofiev: Sonata No 7 in B flat, Op 83 Gershwin: Three Preludes Plus The Alps: Continuing a week of music with an Alpine connection, including orchestral and choral works. Bartok: Divertimento Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Christoph Poppen (conductor) Martin: Et la vie l'emporta Netherlands Chamber Chorus Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Frans Bruggen (conductor) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 Lang Lang (piano) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Strauss: Alpine Symphony Dresden Staatskapelle Fabio Luisi (conductor).