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Mark Forrest continues Radio 3’s day-long focus on the extraordinary musical legacy of Australian conductor Charles Mackerras, who was born 100 years ago today.

From what would be his final season performing at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in 2009, we hear Mackerras conducting the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra in Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture and Holst’s The Planets. Plus there’s music from a tribute concert to the great conductor (and Czech music champion) given by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra in Brno.

And as ever, the week begins with a live concert from London’s Wigmore Hall given by Meta4, the Finnish string quartet and former Radio 3 New Generation Artists. They perform quartets by Robert Schumann and Sally Beamish.

1pm
Live from Wigmore Hall, London. Presented by Andrew McGregor.

Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1

Sally Beamish
String Quartet No. 4, ‘Nine Fragments’

Meta4 (string quartet)

2pm
Edward Elgar
Cockaigne (In London Town) - Overture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles MacKerras (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat, Op. 27 No .1
Hisako Kawamura (piano)

Gustav Holst
The Planets
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles MacKerras (conductor)

William Walton
Portsmouth Point Overture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor)

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