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Conductor Elim Chan talks Last Night of the Proms

Tom Service chats to conductor Elim Chan ahead of the Last Night of the Proms. Plus live music from the Kanneh-Masons and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!

Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!

Tom Service chats to the brilliant conductor Elim Chan. She's been described on the podium as "a superhero bending the sonic environment to her will" and is known for her expressive and exciting performances. She joins Tom on the day she conducts the Last Night of the 蜜芽传媒 Proms. Will she reveal any details of the speech she'll give from the podium? Traditionally a chance to reflect on the last year of the music industry, the young conductor will have plenty to say.

The Kanneh-Mason family are the country's most exciting and remarkable musical family - and ahead of the 7 siblings releasing their new album "River of Music". Braimah, Jeneba and Aminata Kanneh-Mason pop into the studio to perform live and talk to Tom about the album, as they describe it "a story about our family and the sources of our music".

And composer Oliver Leith talks about his musical journey so far and his new piece 'Garland' that is getting its premiere at Bold Tendencies in Peckham's multi-storey car park this week. A spectacular procession of sound, music and singing, it includes an orchestra and chorus of 118 performers augmented by a horse, bicycles, car and other pedestrian detritus 鈥榩layed鈥� to create a huge noise inside Peckham's 'concrete concerthall'.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cos矛 fan tutte (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Carlos Guastavino

    3 Romances Argentinos: III. Baile en Cuyo (Live)

    Performer: Mauricio Vallina. Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • The Lugano Recordings (Live).
    • Warner Classics.
    • 308.

  • Marie Ja毛ll

    Cello Concerto in F Major: IV. Vivace molto

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Anna Rakitina.
    • Fortissima.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 4.

  • Marin Marais

    Couplets de folies

    Performer: Lucie Horsch. Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • Lucie Horsch - Baroque Journey.
    • Decca.
    • 12.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Espana

    Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Escales.
    • Chandos.
    • 01.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna M盲lkki.
    • Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkainen.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Luciano Berio

    Azerbaijan Love Song (Folk Songs)

    Singer: Cathy Berberian. Ensemble: Julliard Ensemble. Conductor: Luciano Berio.
    • Berio: Recital I for Cathy, Folk Songs: Cathy Berberian, Luciano Berio.
    • RCA.
    • 20.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace

    Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 104.

  • Ben Nobuto

    Hallelujah Sim

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Elim Chan.

  • Antwerp Symphony Orchestra & Elim Chan

    Romeo and Juliet, No. 1, Op. 64bis: V. Masks

    • All These Lighted Things.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 4.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chlo茅, Suite No. 2, M. 57b: III. Danse g茅n茅rale

    Conductor: Elim Chan. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.
    • All These Lighted Things.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Dixit Dominus primo (Selva morale e spirituale)

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Turangal卯la-Symphonie: V. Joie du sang des 茅toiles

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Performer: C茅cile Lartigau. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Messiaen: Turangal卯la-Symphonie.
    • DG.

  • Claude Debussy

    La Fille aux cheveux de lin

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Debussy 鈥� Rameau.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 18.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, RV 503

    Performer: Sergio Azzolini. Orchestra: L'Aura Soave Cremona.
    • NAIVE.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique Op.14 (Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 14.

  • John Hughes

    Calon Lan, arr. Braimah and Aminata Kanneh Mason

    Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Aminata Kanneh鈥怣ason.

  • Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason

    Hiraeth

    Performer: The Kanneh鈥怣asons.
    • Decca.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 - I. Allegro

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Nott.
    • Tudor.

  • William Byrd

    Gaudeamus omnes

    Ensemble: The Marian Consort. Director: Rory McCleery.
    • Singing in Secret: Clandestine Catholic Music by William Byrd.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 2.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

    Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French Suite No 5 in G major, BWV 816 (Gigue)

    Performer: Piotr Anderszewski.
    • Bach, J S: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816 / French Overture in B minor, B.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 7.

  • Koji Kondo

    Super Mario Bros: Theme

    Conductor: Andrew Skeet. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • The Greatest Video Game Music.
    • X5 Music Group.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Sep 2025 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3