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Radio 3,02 May 2026,360 mins

The first of two nights celebrating Young Artists

Through the Night

Available for 29 days

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and conductor Dalia Stasevska, joined by Farnham Youth Choir, perform Holst's The Planets, John Williams' Star Wars Suite and Caroline Shaw's The Observatory. The rest of the programme has a focus on artists in the earlier stages of their careers. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM John Williams (b.1932) Star Wars Suite National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Dalia Stasevska (conductor) 12:58 AM Caroline Shaw (b.1982) The Observatory National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Dalia Stasevska (conductor) 01:10 AM Gustav Holst (1874-1934) The Planets, Op 32 Farnham Youth Choir, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Dalia Stasevska (conductor) 01:58 AM Anthony Newley (1931-1999), Ben Parry (arr.) Feelin' Good Farnham Youth Choir 02:01 AM Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82 Hana Chang (violin), Jonathan Ware (piano) 02:27 AM Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Meinem Kinde (To my Child), Op 37 no 3 Katharina Konradi (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) 02:31 AM Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) An Imaginary journey to the Faroes, FS 123 Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi (conductor) 02:36 AM Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major François-Xavier Poizat (piano), Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Kai Bumann (conductor) 02:56 AM Traditional Swiss, Peter Brütsch (arr.) S isch äben e Mönsch uf Ärde (Guggisberglied) Swiss Youth Choir, Nicolas Fink (conductor) 03:06 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony no 38 in D major, K.504, 'Prague' Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Oksana Lyniv (conductor) 03:37 AM Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Le Spectre de la Rose (from Les nuits d'été) Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano) 03:44 AM August de Boeck (1865-1937) Ave Maria Tallinna Poistekoor [Tallinn Boys Choir], Lydia Rahula (conductor) 03:47 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Italian Concerto in F major, BWV.971 Alim Beisembayev (piano) 03:59 AM Wouter Hutschenruyter (1796-1878) Ouverture voor Groot Orkest Dutch National Youth Wind Orchestra, Jan Cober (conductor) 04:08 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Adagio and allegro in A flat major, Op 70 Danjulo Ishizaka (cello), José Gallardo (piano) 04:17 AM Imant Raminsh (b.1943) Put vejini for mixed chorus Kamer Youth Chorus, Māris Sirmais (director) 04:21 AM Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Adagio con sentimento religioso, 2nd movement from String Quartet, Op 44 Young Danish String Quartet 04:31 AM Bosse Nordin (b.1971) Schottische Young Danish String Quartet 04:34 AM Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Prelude no 3 in A minor (5 Preludes for Guitar) Leron Ly (guitar) 04:38 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Overture to 'Fierrabras', D.796 Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Mario Venzago (conductor) 04:45 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV.225 Swiss Youth Choir, Sebastian Wienand (organ), Nicolas Fink (conductor) 04:57 AM Mel Bonis (1858-1938) Flute Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 64 Elizaveta Ivanova (flute), Sanja Bizjak (piano) 05:15 AM Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 7 Alice Burla (piano), Swiss National Youth Orchestra, Mario Venzago (conductor) 05:38 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Menuetto. Allegretto, from String Quartet no 40 in F major, Hob.III:48 Spirea Quartet 05:42 AM Joachim Raff (1822-1882) Symphony no 5 in E major, Op 177 'Lenore' Orchestra of the Zurich University of the Arts, Marc Kissoczy (conductor) 06:23 AM Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Keyboard Sonata in E major, Kk.380 Elisabeth Brauß (piano)

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Star Wars Suite
    Star Wars Suite
    John Williams
  3. 2.
    The Observatory
    The Observatory
    Caroline Shaw
  4. 3.
    The Planets, Op 32
    The Planets, Op 32
    Gustav Holst