Jess Gillam with... Aaron Akugbo
Jess Gillam meets the Scotland-born trumpeter Aaron Akugbo for a listening party of some of their favourite music, with tracks by Jacob Collier, Errolyn Wallen, Mahler and Beyonce.
Jess Gillam meets the trumpeter Aaron Akugbo and they share some of their favourite music, including tracks by Jacob Collier, Errolyn Wallen, Mahler and Beyonce.
Edinburgh-born Aaron trained at the Royal Academy of Music, and cites Louis Armstrong as his biggest musical influence. An ex-principal of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, he now combines playing in some of the UK鈥檚 top orchestras with a career as a chamber and solo player, which has included a solo recital debut at this year's Lucerne Festival.
Playlist:
Mahler 鈥� Symphony No.5, 1st movement (Vienna Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez)
Poulenc 鈥� Les chemins de l鈥檃mour (Sabine Devieilhe and Alexandre Tharaud)
Jacob Collier ft. Daniel Caesar 鈥� Time Alone With You
Goat Rodeo Sessions (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile) 鈥� Quarter Chicken Dark
Prokofiev 鈥� Toccata Op.11 (Freddy Kempf)
叠别测辞苍肠茅 鈥� Love On Top
Errollyn Wallen 鈥� Concerto Grosso, 1st movement (Chineke!)
Leif Vollebekk 鈥� Elegy
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Darius Milhaud
Scaramouche
Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. -
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Kurt Weill
Selections from The Threepenny Opera
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- DG.
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Francis Poulenc
Les chemins de l'amour
Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Warner.
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Francis Poulenc
Les chemins de l'amour
Performer: Yvonne Printemps.- Warner.
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Jacob Collier
Time Alone With You
Performer: Daniel Caesar. Performer: Jacob Collier.- Hajanga Records.
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Yo鈥怸o Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer & Stuart Duncan
Quarter Chicken Dark
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Sergey Prokofiev
Toccata in D minor, Op. 11
Performer: Freddy Kempf.- BIS.
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叠别测辞苍肠茅
Love On Top
Performer: 叠别测辞苍肠茅.- Columbia.
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Errollyn Wallen
Concerto Grosso (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther. -
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Leif Vollebekk
Elegy
Performer: Leif Vollebekk.- Secret City Records.
Broadcast
- Sat 3 Sep 2022 12:30成人快手 Radio 3
Why are more young people listening to classical music?
20yo classical musician and presenter Jess Gillam is here to improve your playlist game.
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This Classical Life
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
