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Series 1: Episode 1

Georgia Mann introduces the first of two programmes showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in the world, nurtured and promoted by BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists. \n\nPerforming in the intimate setting of the Coal Exchange building in Cardiff Bay, Georgian pianist Mariam Batsashvili plays Rossini’s Petit caprice in the style of Offenbach and Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude from Liszt’s piano cycle Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe performs William Walton’s Five Bagatelles and the Sarabande from JS Bach’s English Suite in E minor. Macedonian-Canadian mezzo Ema Nikolovska, accompanied by Indian-American pianist Kunal Lahiry, presents a programme featuring Cécile Chaminade’s Ronde d’amour and La lune paresseuse, Dvorak’s Dobrú noc, má mila, and a selection of Debussy’s Ariettes oubliées. And the Aris Quartett from Frankfurt perform Mendelssohn’s final complete composition, his String Quartet in F minor.

Source: BBC 4