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Winter Showcase - Programme 2

New Generation Artists Winter Showcase: Helen Charlston sings Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben with the Consone Quartet, and violinist Johan Dalene plays Beethoven in Bristol.

Kate Molleson celebrates the prodigious musical talents of the current members of Radio 3's young artist scheme. In this second programme Helen Charlston explores Schumann's A Woman's Love and Life in a version for voice and string quartet, Eric Lu plays Brahms at Wigmore Hall and Johan Dalene is joined by two recent New Generation Artists for Beethoven in Bristol. Also today, the accordionist Ryan Corbett and the countertenor Hugh Cutting are heard in their debut recordings at the 成人快手 studios.

Tchaikovsky: Romance in F minor, Op 5
Ryan Corbett (accordian)

R Schumann arr Bill Thorp: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op 42
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Consone Quartet

Brahms: Theme and Variations in D minor, Op 80b
Eric Lu (piano)

Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op 9 no 3
Johan Dalene (violin), Eivind Ringstad (viola), Andrei Ioni葲膬 (cello)

Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Cornelius: Christus der Kinderfreund
Hugh Cutting (countertenor), George Ireland (piano)

Established over two decades ago, Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme is acknowledged internationally as the foremost programme of its kind. It exists to offer a platform for artists at the beginning of their international careers; each year six musicians join the scheme for two years, during which time they appear at the UK's major music festivals and venues, enjoy dates with the 成人快手 orchestras and have the opportunity to record in the 成人快手 studios. The artists are also encouraged to form artistic partnerships with one another and to explore a wide range of repertoire, not least the work of contemporary, women and diverse composers. In recent years Radio 3's New Generation Artists have appeared at many of the UK's music festivals and concert halls. The 成人快手 New Generation Artists scheme is not itself a prize, rather it offers a unique two-year platform on which artists can develop their prodigious talents. Not surprisingly, the list of alumni reads like a Who鈥檚 Who of the most exciting musicians of the past two decades including pianists Paul Lewis, Pavel Kolesnikov, Benjamin Grosvenor and Beatrice Rana, violinists Alina Ibragimova and Lisa Batiashvili, the Belcea, Jerusalem, 脡b猫ne and Aris Quartets, singers Alice Coote and Fatma Said and the trumpeter Alison Balsom.

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Thu 22 Dec 2022 17:00

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romance In F Minor Op.5

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.
  • Robert Schumann

    Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42

    Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Consone Quartet.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Theme Variations in D minor Op. 80b

    Performer: Eric Lu.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Trio in C minor, Op 9, No 3

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad. Performer: Andrei Ioni牛膬.
  • Michael Praetorius

    Es ist ein Ros

    Performer: George Ireland. Singer: Hugh Cutting.
  • Peter Cornelius

    Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: 5. Christus der Kinderfreund

    Performer: George Ireland. Singer: Hugh Cutting.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Dec 2022 17:00