Winter Showcase: Mahler and Brahms

Georgia Mann presents the first of four early evening celebrations of the prodigious musical talents of Radio 3’s current New Generation Artists.
There’ll be joyful Haydn from the UK-based Astatine Trio, Brahms from the poetic hands of German pianist Julius Asal and Clara Schumann’s Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann from the Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili. Also in the programmes, are the the English baritones James Atkinson and Andrew Hamilton and the Uruguayan tenor Santiago Sanchez, who sings some newly rediscovered art song from South America. And, to round things off, there’ll be some new tracks from the ridiculously talented 22 year old UK jazz saxophonist, Emma Rawicz.
In today's feast of specially-recorded performances, Georgia celebrates the glorious voice of the Irish mezzo soprano, Niamh O'Sullivan in Mahler's heady Songs of a Wayfarer, former Leeds International Piano Competition Winner, Alim Beisembayev plays Chopin and the American violinist, Hana Chang plays Brahms's intense Third Sonata. Also today, Georgia introduces three new members of Radio 3's prestigious talent scheme, the dazzling Ukrainian clarinettist, Oleg Shebeta-Dragan, the Austrian pianist Lukas Sternath and the Danish NOVO Quartet.

Chopin: Scherzo Op.39 no.3 in C sharp minor
Alim Beisembayev (piano)

Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Schubert: Scherzo from Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
Lukas Sternath (piano)

Haydn: String Quartet Op.20 no. 4: 1st mvt
NOVO Quartet

Brahms: Violin Sonata no.3 in d minor Op..08
Hana Chang (violin), Jonathan Ware (piano)

Lyudmyla Fedorivna Shukaylo: Romance
Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet), Dominic Degavino (piano)

Nadia Boulanger: Le ciel en nuit s'est déplié
Johanna Wallroth (soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Now in its twenty fifth year, Radio 3’s prestigious talent scheme has provided an invaluable springboard for many of today’s leading international soloists and chamber music ensembles. Indeed, a list of the former alumni reads like a Who’s Who of the international music scene with names like Lisa Batiashvili, Igor Levit, Sean Shibe, Alison Balsom, Anastasia Kobekina and the Belcea Quartet. From Monday to Thursday this week at six fifteen, there’s a chance to catch specially recorded performances from the current members of the scheme, the stars of the future.