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Showcasing Radio 3's New Generation Artists

The Mithras Trio play Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio, accordionist Ryan Corbett plays Bach and Verdi, and María Dueñas delights in the Chaconne by baroque violinist Tomaso Vitali.

Georgia Mann continues her Winter series featuring exclusive recordings from some of the best young classical talent with the Scots accordionist Ryan Corbett playing preludes by Bach and Verdi. Between those, the Mithras Trio play Tchaikovsky's only Piano Trio, a work written in memory of his friend and mentor, Nikolai Rubinstein. And the programme ends with the star Spanish violinist, María Dueñas playing a hypnotic Chaconne attributed to the baroque master, Tomas Vitali.

Verdi: Prelude to La Traviata
Ryan Corbett (accordion)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50
Mithras Trio

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Ryan Corbett (accordion)

Wilfred Ernest Sanderson: As I sit here
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)
Gary Beecher (piano)

Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne in G minor
María Dueñas (violin)
Julien Quentin (piano)

The Â鶹Éç 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.

1 hour, 19 minutes

Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Prelude to La Traviata

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Piano Trio in A minor Op.50

    Ensemble: Mithras Trio.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.
  • Wilfred Sanderson

    As I sit here

    Singer: Niamh O'Sullivan. Performer: Gary Beecher.
  • Tomaso Antonio Vitali

    Chaconne in G minor

    Performer: María Dueñas. Performer: Julien Quentin.

Broadcast

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