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Part 9: Uchenna Ngwe

Oboist and researcher Uchenna Ngwe charts a course through music both familiar and unfamiliar, with works by JS Bach, Amy Beach, Lu Wencheng and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate.

Oboist and researcher Uchenna Ngwe charts a course through music both familiar and unfamiliar, with works by JS Bach, Amy Beach, Lu Wencheng and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate. Uchenna also introduces a neglected recording of Rachmaninov by the Trinidadian piano virtuoso Winifred Atwell, plus an exuberant evocation of West Africa in the hands of Nigerian composer Fela Sowande.

A new voice to 大象传媒 Radio 3, Uchenna Ngwe is a freelance oboist and researcher from Tottenham, north London. She鈥檚 performed with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, St Paul鈥檚 Sinfonia and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, and is also the artistic director of Decus Ensemble, a group dedicated to exploring lesser-known classical works.

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Mon 11 Jan 2021 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (St Matthew Passion)

    Singer: Cornelius Hauptmann. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Winifred Atwell

    Black and White Rag

  • Winifred Atwell

    The Story of Three Loves

  • Amy Beach

    Fairy Lullaby (3 Shakespeare Songs, Op.37)

    Performer: James Lisney. Singer: Emma Kirkby.

  • Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate

    Pisachi [Reveal]

    Ensemble: Ethel Quartet.

  • L眉 Wencheng

    Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake

    Performer: Bin Wang.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Jan 2021 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3