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10th anniversary season of Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts live from Wigmore Hall
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Monday 15 September 2008 to 13 July 2009
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In its 10th Anniversary year, the 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert presents a stellar line-up for 2008/09.
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Some of the world's most celebrated singers and instrumentalists, including pianist Angela Hewitt, soprano Kate Royal, baritone Sir Thomas Allen, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, clarinettist Michael Collins and the Emerson String Quartet appear alongside new and emerging talent and 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 New Generation Artists.
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The American Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio open the series with an all-Beethoven programme (15 September), followed by a piano recital from the pre-eminent Angela Hewitt, who celebrates her 50th birthday in 2008 (22ÌýSeptember), and soprano Kate Royal takes to the stage with a French programme of songs by Ravel, Fauré, and Cateloube (29 September).
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The series offers some innovative programming, including improvisations on the electric cello from Matthew Barley (6ÌýApril) and the Calefax Wind Ensemble (22 June) who make their Wigmore Hall debut with a special arrangement of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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Contralto Anna Larsson also makes her Wigmore Hall debut, accompanied by one of the greatest pianists of our age, Stephen Kovacevich (24 November).
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Many new artists are welcomed to the series including rising stars the Capuçon Brothers (violin and cello) with Antoine Tamestit (viola) and Nicholas Angelich (piano – who returns to play a solo recital later in the series), and distinguished pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Boris Giltburg.
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Every concert is broadcast live on Radio 3, Mondays at 1pm.
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A season brochure is available, and you can download a PDF version at bbc.co.uk/radio3.
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Notes to Editors
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 The 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts were established at Wigmore Hall in 1998 by Adam Gatehouse (Radio 3 Editor, Live Music). The series celebrates its 10th Anniversary this season, and over these 10 years the artist roll call is impressive: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sang in the first season. Alfredo Perl, Céclile Ousset, Barbara Bonney and Emmanuel Ax all featured in early seasons. Others made their Wigmore debuts, including Dorothea Röschmann and Joyce DiDonato. In 1999 Radio 3 launched the New Generation Artists scheme, and the calibre of the young artists was such that they were soon integrated into the lunchtime programme.
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The 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme offers young artists and groups unique opportunities to develop their considerable talents. The Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts are a key platform for these stars of the future. New Generation Artists appearing at Wigmore Hall this season are violist Maxim Rysanov, soprano Elizabeth Watts, tenor Allan Clayton, mezzo-soprano Daniela Lehner, the Pavel Haas Quartet and pianists Ingrid Fliter and Shai Wosner.
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Every concert is broadcast live on Radio 3, Mondays at 1.00pm.
A season brochure is available, and you can download a PDF version on bbc.co.uk/radio3.
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2008-09 Season at a glance
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15 September: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
22 September: Angela Hewitt, piano
29 September: Kate Royal, soprano
06 October: John Harle, saxophone
13 October: Véronique Gens, soprano
20 October: Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
27 October: Capuçon Brothers
03 November: Maxim Rysanov, viola
10 November: Jerusalem Quartet
17 November: Emerson String Quartet
24 November: Anna Larsson, contralto
01 December: Lawrence Power, viola
08 December: Trio Jean Paul
15 December: Christopher Maltman, baritone
05 January: Elizabeth Watts, soprano
12 January: Allan Clayton, tenor
19 January: Sir Thomas Allen, baritone
26 January: Nicholas Angelich, piano
02 February: Andreas Staier, fortepiano
09 February: Trio Wanderer
16 February: Alina Ibragimova, violin
23 February: Paval Haas Quartet
02 March: Shai Wosner, piano
09 March: James Ehnes, violin
16 March: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
23 March: Skampa Quartet
30 March: Tokyo String Quartet
06 April: Matthew Barley, cello
13 April: Michael Collins, clarinet
20 April: Daniela Lehner, mezzo-soprano
27 April: Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
04 May: Takács Quartet
11 May: Sophie Koch, mezzo-soprano
18 May: Anne Schwanewilms, soprano
25 May: Ingrid Fliter, piano
01 June: Jonathan Gilad, piano
08 June: Boris Giltburg, piano
15 June: Steven Isserlis, cello
22 June: Calefax Wind Ensemble
29 June: Ysaÿe Quartet
06 July: Leonidas Kavakos, violin
13 July: Quatuor Ebène.
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