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Jess Gillam with... Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, including music by Saariaho, Rachmaninov and 叠别测辞苍肠茅.

Jess's guest this week is the pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.

Award-winning pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has been captivating audiences with her playing from an early age, she holds the Victoria Robey Scholarship at the Royal College of Music and in 2021 she made her 91热爆 Proms debut at the age of 19.

Jess and Jeneba talk about her life in music and swap favourite tracks to listen to, including music by Kaija Saariaho, Rachmaninov and 叠别测辞苍肠茅.

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Last on

Sat 8 Mar 2025 17:00
91热爆 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Suffolk Morris: Ritmico (Suffolk Suite)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Carwithen: Orchestral Music.
    • Chandos.
    • 008.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Troubled Water

    • Fantasie.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Claude Debussy

    叠谤耻测猫谤别蝉

    • Fantasie.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 11.

  • Jonas Forssell

    Ancient Suite [after Hildegard von Bingen]

    Performer: Martin Frost. Choir: Adolf Fredriks Girls Choir. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Roots.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 001.

  • Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

    The Lark (Arr. Mikhail Glinka)

    Composer: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.
    • The Ghost Ship.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 3.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅 & Kendrick Lamar

    Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    • Lemonade.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto: Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Decca.

  • Kaija Saariaho

    Sept Papillons (no.2)

    Performer: Anssi Karttunen.
    • ONDINE.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor Op.30 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Say a Little Prayer

    • Aretha's Gold.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 13.

  • Barbara Thompson

    Cancion De Cuna

    • Songs From The Center Of The Earth.
    • Black Sun Music.
    • 5.

  • Ilse Weber

    Wiegala (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet by Esther Abrami)

    Lyricist: Esther Abrami.
    • Wiegala (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet by Esther Abrami).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Mar 2025 17:00
    91热爆 Radio 3

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