From the Wigmore Hall in London, the grand finale to Radio 3's New Generation Artists Dayfeatures one of the most important works of 20th-century chamber music, written when Messiaen was in a German concentration camp. The day ends with Mendelssohn's joyous and youthful Octet performed by two of the most exciting young string quartets of our time. Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet), Elisabeth Batiashvili (violin),
Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), Belcea Quartet , Jerusalem Quartet
Messiaen Quartet forthe End of Time
8.20 Twenty Minutes: Youthful Genius
Michael Oliver reflects on the differences between talent, skill and genius in the light of examples from Mozart to Mendelssohn.
8.40 Mendelssohn Octet in E flat, Op 20