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2025 Proms season showcase: Niamh O'Sullivan, Elizaveta Ivanova, Chaos Quartet and Emma Rawicz

Featuring music specially recorded by Radio 3 New Generation Artists including mezzo Niamh O'Sullivan, flautist Elizaveta Ivanova, the Chaos Quartet, and saxophonist Emma Rawicz.

As part of a special series showcasing current members of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, presenter Emily Jeffery introduces specially recorded performances at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s iconic studios in Maida Vale by the mezzo-soprano Niamh O'Sullivan, flautist Elizaveta Ivanova, and saxophonist Emma Rawicz, plus a concert from St Geroge's, Bristol, by the Chaos quartet.

Haydn: The Mermaid's Song
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo)
Gary Beecher (piano)

Schulhoff: Flute Sonata
Elizaveta Ivanova (flute)
Sanja Bizjak (piano)

Shaw: Entr'Acte
Chaos Quartet

Rawicz: A Wide, Wide Sea
Rasmus Sørensen (piano)
Freddie Jensen (double bass)
Asaf Sirkis (drums)

Harty: The Sea Wrack
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo)
Gary Beecher (piano)

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.

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44 minutes

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  • Fri 8 Aug 2025 20:15

Celebrating 25 years of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme

Celebrating 25 years of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme

Looking back on Radio 3's commitment to developing remarkable musical careers.