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Cello magic from Abel Selaocoe

Tom Service meets the boundary pushing South African cellist Abel Selaocoe, plus the perfect classical soundtrack to start the weekend!

Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is one of the world's most inventive and irrepressibly joyful musicians. Abel joins Tom to play live and talk about his new album and upcoming performance at the Edinburgh International Festival, as well as how he tries to tell African stories with his cello and how it felt making his Glastonbury debut this summer.

Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir is known for creating elemental musical soundworlds, and the conductor who is often responsible for bringing her music to life in the orchestra is Eva Ollikainen. Ahead of Eva conducting Anna's new cello concerto at the Proms this week, the two musicians talk to Tom about collaboration, sound and their special musical bond.

And ever wondered why us humans have rhythm? The answer may well be found in the African rainforests, as astonishing new research shows that chimpanzees have also shown to use rhythmic patterns. Primatologist Cat Hobaiter talks to us about chimps, drumming and why rhythm is in us all.

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  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

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  • Manuel de Falla

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  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    • Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major - Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G Major.
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  • Abel Selaocoe

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  • Joseph Marie Cl茅ment Dall'Abaco

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  • Abel Selaocoe

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    Performer: Abel Selaocoe.

  • Robert Schumann

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  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

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  • George Gershwin

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    Organ Trio super "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend", BWV 655

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  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

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  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

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  • Arvo P盲rt

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  • Sat 9 Aug 2025 09:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3