2025 Proms season showcase: Niamh O'Sullivan, Elizaveta Ivanova, Chaos Quartet and Emma Rawicz

As part of a special series showcasing current members of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, presenter Emily Jeffery introduces specially recorded performances at the BBC's iconic studios in Maida Vale by the mezzo-soprano Niamh O'Sullivan, flautist Elizaveta Ivanova, and saxophonist Emma Rawicz, plus a concert from St Geroge's, Bristol, by the Chaos quartet.

Haydn: The Mermaid's Song
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo)
Gary Beecher (piano)

Schulhoff: Flute Sonata
Elizaveta Ivanova (flute)
Sanja Bizjak (piano)

Shaw: Entr'Acte
Chaos Quartet

Rawicz: A Wide, Wide Sea
Rasmus Sørensen (piano)
Freddie Jensen (double bass)
Asaf Sirkis (drums)

Harty: The Sea Wrack
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo)
Gary Beecher (piano)

The BBC New Generation Artists scheme was founded in 1999 to support some of the world’s finest young instrumentalists, singers and ensembles at the start of their international careers, through performance and broadcast opportunities. The distinguished list of alumni now numbers well over a hundred, among them many of the most exciting musicians working on the world stage today.