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Sarah Walker and at 10.30am her guest, the historian Charles Emmerson, discussing the music and cultural trends in St Petersburg on the eve of World War One.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: English Fantasia: favourite works of Elgar, Delius and Vaughan Williams. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30: What am I?

10am
Artist of the Week: Elly Ameling

10.30am
Sarah and her guest the historian and writer on international affairs Charles Emmerson discuss the music and cultural trends in St Petersburg on the eve on World War 1, as part of Radio 3's Music on the Brink season.

Charles Emmerson is the author of "1913: The World Before the Great War", which tells the stories of twenty-three cities across the world - from Europe's capitals and the emerging metropolises of America, to the imperial cities of Asia and Africa. He has worked for the International Crisis Group, the World Economic Forum, and is currently a Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House, working on resource security issues, foreign policy and global geopolitics.

11am
Essential Choice: Music on the Brink - St Petersburg
Rachmaninov
The Bells
Luba Oronasova (soprano)
Dmytro Popov (tenor)
Mikhail Petrenko (bass)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor).