Join Jamie MacDougall, live from Glasgow's City Halls for the inaugural Grand Final of BBC Radio Scotland's Young Classical Musician competition.
Following semi-finals held at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland earlier in March 2024, four instrumentalists will perform a varied programme on Saturday 8 June with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins, in front of a live studio audience and a panel of judges chaired by conductor Alice Farnham.
The winner will be awarded the title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2024, receive a bespoke trophy and a recording session with BBC Radio Scotland and a special feature on BBC Radio Scotland's Classical Now programme.
The four finalists for 2024 are;
Melia Simonot - accordian
Christopher Vettraino - oboe
Vita Hofinger Mihelic - piano
Gina Gallacher - harp
Music will include;
Ginastera: Harp Concerto (1st and 3rd movements)
Mikolaj Majkusiak: Concerto Classico (2nd and 3rd movements)
Bohislav Martinu: Oboe Concerto H.353
J. Paderewski: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17, (2nd and 3rd movements)
INTERVAL
Warlock's Capriol Suite
Malcolm Arnold's Scottish Dances. Show less