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Jess Gillam with... Lizzie Ball

Jess Gillam swaps music choices with the violinist, singer and educator Lizzie Ball.

Jess Gillam swaps musical choices with the violinist, singer, educator and event producer Lizzie Ball. Ahead of International Women's Day, there is music by Hildegard of Bingen, Missy Mazzoli, Florence Price, Lauryn Hill and Marianna Martines as well as Schubert, Nitin Sawhney and Chopin. Lizzie chats to Jess about her new venture bringing classical music to the iconic jazz club Ronnie Scott's and swaps stories about working with industry greats from The Sixteen to Brian Wilson.

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Sat 7 Mar 2026 17:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in One Movement

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
    • Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement: Andantino - Allegretto.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op 64 No 5, 'The Lark' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • Haydn Six Popular String Quartets.
    • ASV.
    • 5.

  • George Gershwin

    I got rhythm (Girl Crazy)

    Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • Gershwin/Kern etc: That certain feeling: Richard Rodney Bennett.
    • CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major, D956: 2nd mvmt Adagio

    Performer: Belcea Quartet.
    • WARNER.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets: Uranus, the Magician

    Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.
    • DECCA.

  • Missy Mazzoli

    Heartbreaker

    Performer: Michael Mizrahi.
    • New Amsterdam Records.

  • Nitin Sawhney

    Homelands

    Composer: Nina Miranda.
    • Outcaste Records.

  • James MacMillan

    Scots Song

    Performer: James Pearson. Performer: Lizzie Ball. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Oscar Peterson

    Hymn to Freedom

    Composer: Eleanor March. Performer: James Pearson. Performer: Lizzie Ball. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Brian Wilson

    God Only Knows

    Composer: Tony Asher.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.

    Performer: Ginette Neveu. Performer: Jean Neveu.
    • WARNER.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans

    Choir: Armonico Consort. Singer: Anna Sandstr枚m. Conductor: Christopher Monks.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Norman Gimbel

    To Zion

    Composer: Charles Fox. Composer: Lauryn Hill.
    • Ruffhouse/Columbia.

  • Marianna Martines

    Overture [Symphony] in C major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Belle Chen

    The Dragonfly

    • Eito Music.

Broadcast

  • Sat 7 Mar 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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    Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.