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    Radio 3 at St Magnus Festival
    20 - 25 June

    St Magnus Cathedral credit Iain Ashman

    The emerald isles of Orkney host the St Magnus Festival. Spectacular venues include St Magnus Cathedral and the tiny church of Birsay.

      Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at 1pm

      Gillian Weir
      Tuesday 8 July

      Gillian Weir - organ

      Music by Bach and Messiaen

      Concert:       21 June, St Magnus Cathedral

        Ilya Gringolts
        Wednesday 9 July

        Ilya Gringolts - violin
        Aleksander Madzar - piano

        Music by Beethoven, Maxwell Davies (world premiere) and Schumann

        Concert:         22 June, Stromness Town Hall

          Nash Ensemble
          Thursday 10 July

          Nash Ensemble

          Music by Mozart, Stravinsky and Britten

          Concert:           23 June, St Magnus Church, Birsay

            St Magnus Cathedral credit Iain Ashman
            Friday 11 July

            Tenebrae
            Nigel Short             - conductor

            Music by Machaut, Durufle, Messiaen, Perotin and Poulenc

            Concert:             24 June, St Magnus Cathedral

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