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Samira Ahmed attends the reopening of the Photographers' Gallery.
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Gergiev conducts Stravinsky
Radio 3 Live in Concert: Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in an all-Stravinsky programme. Listen now.
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Judith Weir's Miss Fortune
Opera on 3: The Royal Opera's British premiere of Judith Weir's new opera Miss Fortune.
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Baroque Music Live
Radio 3 Live in Concert: Jordi Savall conducts Le Concert des Nations in a Baroque programme from the 2012 Lufthansa Festival. Listen from 7.30pm on Friday 18 May.
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Craig Revel Horwood
Private Passions: The choreographer and Maestro contender is Michael Berkeley's guest.
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The Death of Klinghoffer
Opera on 3: English National Opera's production of John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer.
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Maestro at the Opera
BBC Two: The remaining two personalities are competing to conduct a full act of an opera at the Royal Opera House. Watch from 9pm on Friday 18 May.
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Katie Derham presents the BBC NOW in music by Sibelius.
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Delius: Sea Drift
Katie Derham presents the BBC NOW in music by Delius, Sibelius, Hoddinott and Elgar.
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Episode 2
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in music by Haydn, Danzi and Pleyel.
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Oedipus Rex
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Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.
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Portraits Day
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Composer of the Week
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The Chapel Royal
Donald Macleod focuses on a period in 1623, and the building of a new Catholic chapel.
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BBC Orchestras & Singers
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Thu 17 May 2012, 14:00
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Sat 19 May 2012, 14:00
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Sun 20 May 2012, 20:00
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Mon 21 May 2012, 20:00
Latest Classical Reviews
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This Is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions
John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers
Sacred choral easy listening of the highest standard.
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Alfredo Casella
Thoroughly recommended recordings of some Italian magic.
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Piano Concertos 1 & 2 (Danny Driver; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Rory MacDonald)
Erik Chisholm
Striking and brilliantly performed music that mixes its influences beautifully.
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String Quartet, Piano Trio, Deux Danses, Reverie
Claude Debussy
A confident, vital, lyrical reading of the Quartet, plus delightful extras.
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Late Junction
23:00 – 00:30
Fiona Talkington presents music from Dennis McGee, Philip Glass and Hans Reichel.
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