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Kate Molleson continues her Christmas programmes showcasing the prodigious musical talents of the current members of Radio 3's young artist scheme. In this fourth programme of the series, pianist Tom Borrow and violinist Ionel Manciu join the Van Kuijk Quartet for Chausson's rarely heard Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, and we'll hear the gloriously rich tones of soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha in two of Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder. Kate also introduces the ravishing voice of countertenor Hugh Cutting.

Nat King Cole/Fergus McCreadie
The Christmas Song
Fergus McCreadie, piano

Wagner
Wesendonck Lieder: Im Treibhaus & Tr盲ume
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano
James Baillieu, piano

Chausson
Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op 21
Ionel Manciu, violin
Van Kuijk Quartet
Tom Borrow, piano

Vaughan Williams: The Sky Above the Roof
Wolf: Der Musikant
Finzi: The Sigh
Hugh Cutting, countertenor
George Ireland, piano

Established just over two decades ago, Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme is acknowledged internationally as the foremost programme of its kind. It exists to offer a platform for artists at the beginning of their international careers; each year six musicians join the scheme for two years, during which time they appear at the UK's major music festivals and venues, enjoy dates with the 大象传媒 orchestras and have the opportunity to record in the 大象传媒 studios. The artists are also encouraged to form artistic partnerships with one another and to explore a wide range of repertoire, not least the work of contemporary, women and diverse composers. In recent years Radio 3's New Generation Artists have appeared at many of the UK's music festivals and concert halls. The 大象传媒 New Generation Artists Scheme is not itself a prize, rather it offers a unique two-year platform on which artists can develop their prodigious talents. Not surprisingly, the list of alumni reads like a Who鈥檚 Who of the most exciting musicians of the past two decades including pianists Paul Lewis, Pavel Kolesnikov, Benjamin Grosvenor and Beatrice Rana, violinists Alina Ibragimova and Lisa Batiashvili, the Belcea, Jerusalem and 脡b猫ne Quartets, singers Alice Coote and Fatma Said and the trumpeter Alison Balsom.