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Hannah French introduces the first of eight programmes each Saturday during the Proms, showcasing the talents of the New Generation Artists. Today the Mithras Trio play Ravel, bass William Thomas sings Poulenc, and violinist Geneva Lewis plays Biber's hauntingly beautiful Passacaglia from his Mystery or Rosary sonatas.

Ravel
Piano Trio
Mithras Trio

Poulenc: Mazurka
William Thomas, bass
Dylan Perez, piano

Biber
Passacaglia in G Minor (The Guardian Angel)
Geneva Lewis (violin)

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.