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Katie Derham presents Donizetti's comedy Gianni di Parigi from the 2011 Wexford Festival.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
In Tune: Aung San Suu Kyi talks to In Tune about her love of music. Listen now.
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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Baritone Florian Boesch sings Schumann's Dichterliebe and songs by Schubert live from London's Wigmore Hall. Listen now.
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The Ulster Orchestra
Afternoon on 3: Katie Derham showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent performances.
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Benjamin Grosvenor
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs music by Bach, Chopin and Rachmaninov, from The Sage, Gateshead. Listen now.
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Puccini's La boheme
Opera on 3: Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja stars in Puccini’s La boheme from Covent Garden. Listen now.
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Orchestre de Radio France
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs Schubert and Schoenberg live from Paris. Listen now.
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Simon Bolivar Orchestra
BBC Four: Kirsty Wark presents a special outdoor concert by the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Watch from 9pm on Thursday 21 June.
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Chopin: Sonata No 3 in B minor
Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor plays Chopin's Sonata No 3 in B minor.
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Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony
The Ulster Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony.
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Alexandra Soumm, Aimo Pagin
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Alexandra Soumm plays Schumann, Sibelius, Mozart and Gershwin at The Sage Gateshead.
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Wagner's Die Walkure
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Adam Tomlinson presents Opera North's production of Wagner's "Walkure" at Leeds Town Hall.
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