Conductor Elim Chan talks Last Night of the Proms
Tom Service chats to conductor Elim Chan ahead of the Last Night of the Proms. Plus live music from the Kanneh-Masons and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!
Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!
Tom Service chats to the brilliant conductor Elim Chan. She's been described on the podium as "a superhero bending the sonic environment to her will" and is known for her expressive and exciting performances. She joins Tom on the day she conducts the Last Night of the 91福利社 Proms. Will she reveal any details of the speech she'll give from the podium? Traditionally a chance to reflect on the last year of the music industry, the young conductor will have plenty to say.
The Kanneh-Mason family are the country's most exciting and remarkable musical family - and ahead of the 7 siblings releasing their new album "River of Music". Braimah, Jeneba and Aminata Kanneh-Mason pop into the studio to perform live and talk to Tom about the album, as they describe it "a story about our family and the sources of our music".
And composer Oliver Leith talks about his musical journey so far and his new piece 'Garland' that is getting its premiere at Bold Tendencies in Peckham's multi-storey car park this week. A spectacular procession of sound, music and singing, it includes an orchestra and chorus of 118 performers augmented by a horse, bicycles, car and other pedestrian detritus 鈥榩layed鈥� to create a huge noise inside Peckham's 'concrete concerthall'.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cos矛 fan tutte (Overture)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Carlos Guastavino
3 Romances Argentinos: III. Baile en Cuyo (Live)
Performer: Mauricio Vallina. Performer: Martha Argerich.- The Lugano Recordings (Live).
- Warner Classics.
- 308.
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Marie Ja毛ll
Cello Concerto in F Major: IV. Vivace molto
Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Anna Rakitina.- Fortissima.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 4.
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Marin Marais
Couplets de folies
Performer: Lucie Horsch. Performer: Thomas Dunford.- Lucie Horsch - Baroque Journey.
- Decca.
- 12.
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Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Escales.
- Chandos.
- 01.
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Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo
Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna M盲lkki.- Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkainen.
- BIS.
- 1.
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Luciano Berio
Azerbaijan Love Song (Folk Songs)
Singer: Cathy Berberian. Ensemble: Julliard Ensemble. Conductor: Luciano Berio.- Berio: Recital I for Cathy, Folk Songs: Cathy Berberian, Luciano Berio.
- RCA.
- 20.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace
Performer: Kristian Bezuidenhout. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.- Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4.
- harmonia mundi.
- 104.
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Ben Nobuto
Hallelujah Sim
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Choir: 91福利社 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Elim Chan. -
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Antwerp Symphony Orchestra & Elim Chan
Romeo and Juliet, No. 1, Op. 64bis: V. Masks
- All These Lighted Things.
- Alpha Classics.
- 4.
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chlo茅, Suite No. 2, M. 57b: III. Danse g茅n茅rale
Conductor: Elim Chan. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.- All These Lighted Things.
- Alpha Classics.
- 3.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Dixit Dominus primo (Selva morale e spirituale)
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro.
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Olivier Messiaen
Turangal卯la-Symphonie: V. Joie du sang des 茅toiles
Performer: Yuja Wang. Performer: C茅cile Lartigau. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Messiaen: Turangal卯la-Symphonie.
- DG.
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Claude Debussy
La Fille aux cheveux de lin
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.- Debussy 鈥� Rameau.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 18.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, RV 503
Performer: Sergio Azzolini. Orchestra: L'Aura Soave Cremona.- NAIVE.
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique Op.14 (Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat)
Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 14.
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John Hughes
Calon Lan, arr. Braimah and Aminata Kanneh Mason
Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Aminata Kanneh鈥怣ason. -
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Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason
Hiraeth
Performer: The Kanneh鈥怣asons.- Decca.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 - I. Allegro
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathan Nott.- Tudor.
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William Byrd
Gaudeamus omnes
Ensemble: The Marian Consort. Director: Rory McCleery.- Singing in Secret: Clandestine Catholic Music by William Byrd.
- Delphian Records.
- 2.
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome.- Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6.
- Warner Classics.
- 4.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No 5 in G major, BWV 816 (Gigue)
Performer: Piotr Anderszewski.- Bach, J S: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816 / French Overture in B minor, B.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 7.
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Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros: Theme
Conductor: Andrew Skeet. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- The Greatest Video Game Music.
- X5 Music Group.
- 6.
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- Sat 13 Sep 2025 09:0091福利社 Radio 3