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String Category Final

Coverage of the String Category Final of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician 2014, with recitals by violinists William Dutton, Anna Im, Elizaveta Tyun and Roberto Ruisi, and harpist Juliana Myslov.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician 2014: the String Category Final. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

After an extensive audition process, the judges of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician, the UK's leading contest for young classical musicians today, have announced five finalists for each of its categories - Strings, Keyboard, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. Each performer gives a recital programme in their bid to become a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician Category Winner. Over 450 entries were received for the contest from musicians aged between 8-18 years old. Tonight features the five finalists in the String category, the others - Percussion, Woodwind, Keyboard and Brass - follow on each night this week, leading up to the Semi-Final on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 4 on Saturday and then the Final, which we broadcast on Sunday 18 May.

The performers are:

William Dutton (18) - violin
Anna Im (16) - violin
Elizaveta Tyun (18) - violin
Roberto Ruisi (17) - violin
Juliana Myslov (17) - harp

Followed by Archive Slot - a look into the archives of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Young Musician.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 May 2014 19:30

Music Played

  • String finalist - Elizaveta Tyun

    • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Meditation (Andante molto cantabile) from Souvenir d'un lieu cher - 3 pieces Op.42 for violin and piano

      Performer: Elizaveta Tyun (violin). Performer: Elena Namilova (piano).
    • Witold LutosÅ‚awski

      Subito for violin and piano

      Performer: Elizaveta Tyun (violin). Performer: Elena Namilova (piano).
  • String finalist - Roberto Ruisi

    • Benjamin Britten

      Vivace - cadenza from Concerto Op.15 for violin and orchestra

      Performer: Roberto Ruisi (violin). Performer: Rebecca Selley (piano).
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Adagio ma non tanto from Sonata no. 3 in E major BWV.1016 for violin and keyboard

      Performer: Roberto Ruisi (violin). Performer: Rebecca Selley (piano).
    • George Gershwin

      It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess)

      Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Roberto Ruisi (violin). Performer: Rebecca Selley (piano).
  • String finalist - Dogyung Anna Im

    • Johannes Brahms

      Vivace ma non troppo from Sonata no. 1 in G major Op.78 for violin and piano

      Performer: Dogyung Anna Im (violin). Performer: Jon Boyle (piano).
    • Fritz Kreisler

      Recitativo and scherzo-caprice Op.6 for violin solo

      Performer: Dogyung Anna Im (violin).
  • String finalist - Juliana Myslov

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Prelude and fugue from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, bk.1 no. 8 in E flat minor BWV.853

      Performer: Juliana Myslov (harp).
    • Paul Hindemith

      Sonata for harp

      Performer: Juliana Myslov (harp).
    • Marcel Grandjany

      Rhapsodie for harp

      Performer: Juliana Myslov (harp).
  • String finalist - William Dutton

    • Ernest Bloch

      Nigun (improvisation) from Baal Shem (3 pictures from Chassidic life) vers. for violin and piano

      Performer: William Dutton (violin). Performer: Menachem Rozin (piano).
    • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

      Fantasy on themes from "The golden cockerel", arr. Zimbalist for violin and piano

      Performer: William Dutton (violin). Performer: Menachem Rozin (piano).
  • Guy Johnston archive

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      Concerto no. 1 in E flat major Op.107 for cello and orchestra

      Performer: Guy Johnston (cello). Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Jan Pascal Tortelier (conductor).

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 May 2014 19:30