New Generation Artists - The Long Weekend

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Ema Nikolovska At Wigmore Hall

20201010

Kate Molleson introduces the first of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme.

In this first concert, the young Canadian-Macedonian mezzo soprano Ema Nikolovska performs songs by composers including Schubert, Kate Soper and Errollyn Wallen; she's also joined by fellow NGA, the British viola player Timothy Ridout, for Brahms's Op 91 lieder.

Kate Soper: So Dawn Chromatically Descends to Day

Schubert: Abschied von der Erde

Errollyn Wallen: About Here

Schubert: An den Mond D193

Saariaho: Du gick, fl怀g

Brahms: Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano Op.91

Ana Sokolovic: Ma m耀re

Poulenc: Eight Polish Songs

Shostakovich: Satires Op.109

Ema Nikolovska (mezzo), Jonathan Ware (piano), Timothy Ridout (viola)

Founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting and nurturing some of the world's finest young musicians at the start of their international careers, the scheme has since gone from strength to strength and now numbers well over 100 distinguished alumni, including Alice Coote, Paul Lewis, Alison Balsom, Alban Gerhardt, Igor Levit, and many more. Membership of the scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time the NGAs give concerts, make studio recordings, work with the BBC orchestras, and appear at some of the UK's most prestigious festivals, including for many the BBC Proms.

Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska, live from London's Wigmore Hall.

Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.

Eric Lu At Wigmore Hall

20201010

Kate Molleson introduces the second of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme.

In this second concert, the young Chinese-American pianist Eric Lu plays an all Schubert programme, including one of the composer's late, great sonatas.

Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, D915

Schubert: Sonata in A, D959

Eric Lu (piano)

Pianist Eric Lu, live from London's Wigmore Hall.

Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.

Anastasia Kobekina At Wigmore Hall

20201011

Kate Molleson introduces the third of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme.

In this third concert, the charismatic young Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina performs an all-Russian programme, including one of the great Romantic cello sonatas.

Stravinsky: Suite italienne

Rachmaninov: Sonata in G minor, Op 19

Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Luka Okros (piano)

Cellist Anastasia Kobekina, live from London's Wigmore Hall.

Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.

Consone Quartet At Wigmore Hall

20201011

Kate Molleson introduces the fourth of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme.

In this fourth concert, the acclaimed young period instrument ensemble the Consone Quartet treats us to an all Beethoven programme.

Beethoven: String Quartet in G, Op 18 No 2;

Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor, Op 18 No 4.

The Consone Quartet, live from London's Wigmore Hall.

Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.

Alexander Gadjiev At Wigmore Hall

20201011

Kate Molleson introduces the fifth of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme.

In this penultimate concert, the acclaimed young pianist Alexander Gadjiev performs a varied programme including music by Liszt and Debussy, alongside some of his own compositions. The programme culminates in Franz Liszt's imaginative re-working of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.

Liszt: Transcendental ɀtude No 11 in D flat, 'Harmonies du soir

Debussy: La Cath退drale engloutie (Pr退ludes Book 1)

Gadjiev: Hommage

Elisabeth Brauss At Wigmore Hall

20201012

Kate Molleson presents the last of six recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme.

In this final concert, a chance to hear from the acclaimed young German pianist Elisabeth Brauss.

Beethoven: Sonata in D, Op 10 No 3

Mendelssohn: Variations s退rieuses, Op 54

Prokofiev: Sonata No 2 in D minor, Op 14

Elisabeth Brauss (piano)

Pianist Elisabeth Brauss, live from London's Wigmore Hall.

Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Ema Nikolovska At Wigmore Hall	20201010	Kate Molleson introduces the first of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme. In this first concert, the young Canadian-Macedonian mezzo soprano Ema Nikolovska performs songs by composers including Schubert, Kate Soper and Errollyn Wallen; she's also joined by fellow NGA, the British viola player Timothy Ridout, for Brahms's Op 91 lieder. Kate Soper: So Dawn Chromatically Descends to Day Schubert: Abschied von der Erde Errollyn Wallen: About Here Schubert: An den Mond D193 Saariaho: Du gick, fl怀g Brahms: Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano Op.91 Ana Sokolovic: Ma m耀re Poulenc: Eight Polish Songs Shostakovich: Satires Op.109 Ema Nikolovska (mezzo), Jonathan Ware (piano), Timothy Ridout (viola) Founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting and nurturing some of the world's finest young musicians at the start of their international careers, the scheme has since gone from strength to strength and now numbers well over 100 distinguished alumni, including Alice Coote, Paul Lewis, Alison Balsom, Alban Gerhardt, Igor Levit, and many more. Membership of the scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time the NGAs give concerts, make studio recordings, work with the BBC orchestras, and appear at some of the UK's most prestigious festivals, including for many the BBC Proms. Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.
02	Eric Lu At Wigmore Hall	20201010	Kate Molleson introduces the second of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme. In this second concert, the young Chinese-American pianist Eric Lu plays an all Schubert programme, including one of the composer's late, great sonatas. Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, D915 Schubert: Sonata in A, D959 Eric Lu (piano) Founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting and nurturing some of the world's finest young musicians at the start of their international careers, the scheme has since gone from strength to strength and now numbers well over 100 distinguished alumni, including Alice Coote, Paul Lewis, Alison Balsom, Alban Gerhardt, Igor Levit, and many more. Membership of the scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time the NGAs give concerts, make studio recordings, work with the BBC orchestras, and appear at some of the UK's most prestigious festivals, including for many the BBC Proms. Pianist Eric Lu, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.
03	Anastasia Kobekina At Wigmore Hall	20201011	Kate Molleson introduces the third of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme. In this third concert, the charismatic young Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina performs an all-Russian programme, including one of the great Romantic cello sonatas. Stravinsky: Suite italienne Rachmaninov: Sonata in G minor, Op 19 Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Luka Okros (piano) Founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting and nurturing some of the world's finest young musicians at the start of their international careers, the scheme has since gone from strength to strength and now numbers well over 100 distinguished alumni, including Alice Coote, Paul Lewis, Alison Balsom, Alban Gerhardt, Igor Levit, and many more. Membership of the scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time the NGAs give concerts, make studio recordings, work with the BBC orchestras, and appear at some of the UK's most prestigious festivals, including for many the BBC Proms. Cellist Anastasia Kobekina, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.
04	Consone Quartet At Wigmore Hall	20201011	Kate Molleson introduces the fourth of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme. In this fourth concert, the acclaimed young period instrument ensemble the Consone Quartet treats us to an all Beethoven programme. Beethoven: String Quartet in G, Op 18 No 2; Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor, Op 18 No 4. Founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting and nurturing some of the world's finest young musicians at the start of their international careers, the scheme has since gone from strength to strength and now numbers well over 100 distinguished alumni, including Alice Coote, Paul Lewis, Alison Balsom, Alban Gerhardt, Igor Levit, and many more. Membership of the scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time the NGAs give concerts, make studio recordings, work with the BBC orchestras, and appear at some of the UK's most prestigious festivals, including for many the BBC Proms. The Consone Quartet, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.
05	Alexander Gadjiev At Wigmore Hall	20201011	Kate Molleson introduces the fifth of six live recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme. In this penultimate concert, the acclaimed young pianist Alexander Gadjiev performs a varied programme including music by Liszt and Debussy, alongside some of his own compositions. The programme culminates in Franz Liszt's imaginative re-working of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. Liszt: Transcendental ɀtude No 11 in D flat, 'Harmonies du soir Debussy: La Cath退drale engloutie (Pr退ludes Book 1) Gadjiev: Hommage
06	Elisabeth Brauss At Wigmore Hall	20201012	Kate Molleson presents the last of six recitals across three days from London's Wigmore Hall, featuring current members of Radio 3's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme. Founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting and nurturing some of the world's finest young musicians at the start of their international careers, the scheme has since gone from strength to strength and now numbers well over 100 distinguished alumni, including Alice Coote, Paul Lewis, Alison Balsom, Alban Gerhardt, Igor Levit, and many more. Membership of the scheme is for a period of just over two years, during which time the NGAs give concerts, make studio recordings, work with the BBC orchestras, and appear at some of the UK's most prestigious festivals, including for many the BBC Proms. In this final concert, a chance to hear from the acclaimed young German pianist Elisabeth Brauss. Beethoven: Sonata in D, Op 10 No 3 Mendelssohn: Variations s退rieuses, Op 54 Prokofiev: Sonata No 2 in D minor, Op 14 Elisabeth Brauss (piano) Pianist Elisabeth Brauss, live from London's Wigmore Hall. Six members of the NGA scheme in a weekend of live recitals from London's Wigmore Hall.