
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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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..
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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.
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Errollyn Wallen
Wallen: Photography: iv. Moderato
Orchestra: Orchestra X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.- Wallen: Photography: Orchestral Works.
- NMC.
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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.
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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.
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Errollyn Wallen
Horseplay (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: The Continuum Ensemble. Conductor: Philip Headlam.- Wallen: The Girl in my Alphabet.
- AVIE.
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Errollyn Wallen
In Earth
- NMC Recordings Limited.
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Barry Cockcroft
Kuku
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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.
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- Sun 18 May 2025 19:00ѿý Radio Scotland