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The ensemble is live from King’s College, Cambridge, on Good Friday, led by
conductor Daniel Hyde, in a programme featuring Haydn’s Symphony no. 26 in D
minor, Hob. I:26 Lamentatione and Mozart’s Mass in C minor, K427 with sopranos
Carolyn Sampson and Ruby Hughes, tenor Daniel Norman, bass David Shipley, and
the Philharmonia Chorus (Radio 3 In Concert, Friday 15 April).

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The ensemble’s annual festival devoted to new and experimental music Tectonics -
co-curated by the orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov with Alasdair
Campbell (Counterflows) - returns to a live format after two editions on-line only due
to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Events take place in Glasgow’s City Halls and Old Fruitmarket on Saturday 30 April
and Sunday 1 May, including a focus on Glasgow-based electronic music pioneer
Janet Beat; five world premieres including BBC commissions from Pascale Criton,
Joanna Ward and Amber Preistley, and new works by Cassandra Miller and Silvia
Tarozzi and James Weeks; collaborations between sound artist and producer
Russell Haswell and viola player Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, and bassist Joëlle Léandre
with artist and musician Douglas R Ewart; and Japan-based sound artist
FUJI||||||||||TA aka Yosuke Fujita in residence in the City Halls’ Recital Room all
weekend (highlights of the festival are broadcast on New Music Show on Saturday 7
May).

Radio 3 in Concert presents a live broadcast of the culmination of the ensemble’s
Nielsen Symphony Cycle, with Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard leading the First
and Fourth Symphonies with the orchestra’s Artist in Association Jörg Widmann
playing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (Thursday 19 May).

Mingus at 100

On Easter weekend, BBC Radio 3 marks the 100th anniversary of trailblazing double
bassist, composer, bandleader, and all-round musical icon Charles Mingus, who was
born on 22 April 1922.

In J to Z, Julian Joseph pays tribute Mingus’ remarkable talent and examines his
lasting impact on the jazz world, playing recordings from across his career, including
some recently unearthed live material. He’s joined by one of the musicians who
knew Mingus best: altoist Charles McPherson. A long-standing friend and close
collaborator during the 1960s and 70s, McPherson shares stories from their time
together and insights into Mingus’ genius (Saturday 16 April).

On Easter Sunday, 17 April, on Freeness Corey Mwamba shares the most
adventurous records from across Mingus’ decades-long career, such as Mingus Ah
Um, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady and Mingus Plays Piano, and is joined by
Mingus’ son, Eric, to pay tribute to his enduring legacy of inventiveness and
creativity. Jazz Record Requests has a programme packed with requests from
listeners and some big jazz names for their favourite Mingus tracks.