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ѿý Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2025 Finalists – Mel Bonis

Jamie MacDougall shares performances from the finalists of this year’s ѿý Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician, plus music from Errollyn Wallen and Mel Bonis.

Jamie MacDougall shares music from the finalists of 2025's ѿý Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician award. The finalists are violinist Emma Baird, saxophonist Ziheng Huang and accordionist Sofia Ros, who will all be performing at the grand final next month with the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Glasgow’s City Halls. We also hear the music of two trailblazing female composers, Errollyn Wallen and a piece by Mel Bonis, taking inspiration from three legendary women – Salome, Ophelia and Cleopatra.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

    • Between Two Worlds: Lassus, Beethoven, Adès & Dowland.
    • 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..
    • 5.
  • Nigel Osborne

    Taw-Raw

    Performer: Emma Baird.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Violin Sonata No.1 in D minor, Op.75 (IV. Allegro Molto)

    Performer: Emma Baird. Performer: Marianna Abrahamyan.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Photography (Vivace)

    Orchestra: Orchestra X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.
    • Wallen: Photography: Orchestral Works.
    • NMC.
    • 3.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Wallen: Photography: iv. Moderato

    Orchestra: Orchestra X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.
    • Wallen: Photography: Orchestral Works.
    • NMC.
    • 6.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Concerto Grosso (1st mvt)

    Performer: Tai Murray. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Chi-Chi Nwanoku. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • Spark Catchers.
    • NMC Recordings.
    • 101.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Concerto Grosso for violin, double bass, piano, strings: 3rd movement

    Performer: Tai Murray. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Chi-Chi Nwanoku. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • Spark Catchers.
    • NMC Recordings.
    • 103.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Horseplay (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: The Continuum Ensemble. Conductor: Philip Headlam.
    • Wallen: The Girl in my Alphabet.
    • AVIE.
    • 9.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    In Earth

    • NMC Recordings Limited.
  • Barry Cockcroft

    Kuku

  • Pedro Iturralde

    Pequena Czarda

    Performer: Scott Mitchell.
  • Mel Bonis

    Femmes de Legende: Salomé

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.
  • Mel Bonis

    Femmes de Legende: Ophelia

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.
  • Mel Bonis

    Femmes de Legende: The Dream of Cleopatra

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.
  • Viatcheslav Semionov

    Sonata N.2 : Basqueriad (Mov I&II)

    Performer: Sofia Ros.
  • Franz Liszt

    La Campanella

    Composer: Niccolò Paganini. Performer: Sofia Ros. Performer: Sofia Ros. Music Arranger: Sofia Ros. Music Arranger: Sofia Ros. Music Arranger: Sofia Ros.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.61: I. Allegro ma non troppo

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Pekka Kuusisto.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 May 2025 19:00