Afternoon on 3 - 20/05/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007 Another chance to hear the opening recital from the Bank of Scotland Queen's Hall Series from 2007's Edinburgh International Festival, with mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin joining the Hebrides Ensemble for music by Mahler and Berio, together with instrumental chamber music by Janacek and Nigel Osborne. Jane Irwin (soprano) The Hebrides Ensemble Janacek: Mladi Mahler, arr. Edward Harper: Kindertotenlieder Osborne: Balkan Dances and Laments Berio: Folksongs Plus Cello Concertos, Variations and Rhapsodies: Series of performances by the BBC orchestras, with a focus on works for cello and orchestra as well as sets of variations. Daniel Jones: Symphony No 12 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Schumann: Cello Concerto Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Brahms: Symphony No 1 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op 9 Simon Trpceski (piano) Schumann: Symphony No 4 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).