In honour of World Music Day, Riccardo Frizza has chosen one composition each by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Schumann. Brahms wrote his overture to thank the University of Breslau for bestowing an honorary doctorate on him. The German composer, who hated the big fuss that surrounded him, first thanked them for the recognition in a letter, but, after being convinced that he owed the institution a more serious token of his appreciation, he expressed his gratitude for the distinction with an orchestral overture evoking student songs. Yunchan Lim, the brilliant Korean pianist playing the solo part in Schumann's popular concerto, is currently studying at the Korea National University of Arts, although he is already booked up years in advance with invitations from such orchestras as the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, the Chicago and Boston symphony orchestras, the Orchestre de Paris, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Presented by: Hungarian Radio Art Groups