Jess Gillam with... Sterling Elliott
Jess Gillam swaps music choices with cellist Sterling Elliott.
Jess Gillam swaps music choices with the American cellist Sterling Elliott, who is a BBC New Generation Artist and performs regularly with the Sphinx Organisation, as well as with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Sterling's picks include Claude Debussy's Prelude from Suite Bergamasque, a lesser-known Piano Quartet from Guillaume Lekeu, Be(Intro) by US rapper Common, and Stevie Wonder's iconic Sir Duke. Jess chose music from Prokofiev's 5th Symphony, a captivating track by Johan Lindvall, and folk music from Gjermund Haugen played by the Danish String Quartet.
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On radio
Broadcast
- Sat 18 Apr 202617:00BBC Radio 3
Why are more young people listening to classical music?
20yo classical musician and presenter Jess Gillam is here to improve your playlist game.
Podcast
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This Classical Life
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too.
