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Jess Gillam with... Dalia Stasevska

Jess swaps favourite music with the conductor Dalia Stasevska, including music by Walton and Bach, Dalia's favourite Sibelius symphony and her organ-based guilty pleasure.

Jess's guest this week is the Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska.

Dalia is a musical force to be reckoned with, her charisma on the podium has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility and popularity. She is Chief Conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of the International Sibelius Festival and Principal Guest Conductor of BBC Symphony Orchestra (who she's conducting at this year's BBC Proms).

She's also known for her fearless musical curiosity - her 'Dalia's Mixtape' project takes some of the freshest sounds in contemporary music to imagine what a symphony orchestra might sound like in the future.

Dalia and Jess talk about her life and work and swap favourite music, from music by Walton and Bach, to tracks by Sigur Ros and Cosmo Sheldrake, Dalia's favourite Sibelius symphony and her organ-flavoured guilty pleasure.

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BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Così fan tutte (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Helvi Leiviskä

    Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 11: II. Humoreski (Humoresque)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • BIS.

  • Helvi Leiviskä

    The Coming of Spring (from Orchestral suite No 2, Op 11)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Bis.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Un bel dì vedremo (Madam Butterfly)

    Singer: Angela Gheorghiu. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Sir Edward Downes.
    • CONIFER.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus Tragicus), BWV 1006

    Performer: György Kurtág. Performer: Márta Kurtág.
    • ECM.

  • Charles Martin Loeffler

    Octet (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Graeme Steele Johnson.
    • Delos.

  • Sigur Rós

    Untitled #3 Samskeyti

    • FatCat Records.

  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Platoon.

  • Ніна Матвієнко

    Come Out Ivan

    • Alexander Sparinsky.

  • William Walton

    Belshazzar's Feast - X Then Sing Aloud to God Our Strength

    Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Symphony Chorus.
    • LSO Live.

  • Anna von Hausswolff

    Deathbed

    • Other Music Recording Co.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Cuckoo! (Friday afternoons Op.7)

    Singer: Cosmo Sheldrake.
    • Tardigrade Records.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no 4 in A minor Op.63 - 1st mvt

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • Ondine.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Aug 2024 17:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Last Saturday 17:00
    BBC Radio 3

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