Afternoon on 3 - 28/02/2008

Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert More performances from a series of concerts given at St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to celebrate the city's 800th anniversary. These concerts featured young artists, performing British and American repertoire, which reflected Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World. Arr. Bantock: Three Negro Spirituals Onyx Brass Quintet Copland: Sonata for violin and piano Jack Liebeck (violin) Ashley Wass (piano) Moeran: Ludlow Town Simon Bailey (bass-baritone) Claire Dunham (piano) Barber: Canzone for flute and piano Claire Fillhart (flute) Claire Dunham (piano) Walton: String Quartet Doric Quartet 2.15pm Large Scale British Choral Works Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar Mark Padmore (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor) Brahms : Sonata No 1 in E minor for cello and piano, Op 38 Claudio Bohorquez (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor).