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Ayoub Sisters, Loch Shiel Festival and Young Classical Finalists

Jamie MacDougall features a concert recording of the Ayoub Sisters' Arabic Symphony, alongside performances from the finalists of BBC Radio Scotland's Young Classical Musician 2026.

Jamie MacDougall features a concert recording of the Ayoub Sisters' Arabic Symphony performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, music from the finalists of BBC Radio Scotland's Young Classical Musician 2026, and a preview of this year's Loch Shiel Festival.

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Music Played

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker (March)

    Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dances, No.1 in G minor & No.10 in F

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Klavierstücke op. 76: III. Intermezzo and V. Capriccio

    Performer: Anastasia-Maria Barbu.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude op. 32 no. 5 in G Major

    Performer: Anastasia-Maria Barbu.

  • Constantin Silvestri

    Bacchanale

    Performer: Anastasia-Maria Barbu.

  • Ayoub Sisters

    Arabic Symphony

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nayer Nagui.

  • Morgan Nicholas

    Rhapsody & Melody for Oboe and Piano

    Performer: Alasdair Cottee.

  • Gilles Silvestrini

    Scène de plage - Ciel d'orage" (Beach Scene - Stormy Sky)

    Performer: Alasdair Cottee.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major - mvt II. Allegretto and III. Molto allegro

    Performer: Alasdair Cottee.

  • Edmund Finnis

    Prelude III. for Solo Cello (2021)

    Performer: Finn Mannion.

  • Alberto Ginastera

    Pampeana No.2 Op.21 for Cello and Piano (1950)

    Performer: Finn Mannion.

  • Robert Schumann

    Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zuschnell

    Performer: Natalia Grigoryevna Gutman. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Robert Schumann

    Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam

    Performer: Natalia Grigoryevna Gutman. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Robert Schumann

    Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft

    Performer: Natalia Grigoryevna Gutman. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet, Op. 74 No. 1 in C major - Andantino

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet, Op. 74 No. 1 in C major - Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet, Op. 74 No. 1 in C major - Finale (Vivcace)

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.

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  • Yesterday19:00
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