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Radio 3,18 Apr 2026,60 mins

Jess Gillam with... Sterling Elliott

This Classical Life

Available for 28 days

Jess Gillam swaps music choices with the American cellist Sterling Elliott, who is a BBC New Generation Artist and performs regularly with the Sphinx Organisation, as well as with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Sterling's picks include Claude Debussy's Prelude from Suite Bergamasque, a lesser-known Piano Quartet from Guillaume Lekeu, Be(Intro) by US rapper Common, and Stevie Wonder's iconic Sir Duke. Jess chose music from Prokofiev's 5th Symphony, a captivating track by Johan Lindvall, and folk music from Gjermund Haugen played by the Danish String Quartet. To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3”.

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