2026 Proms season showcase - Julius Asal and the Astatine Trio

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Georgia Mann introduces specially-recorded performances from some of Radio 3's current New Generation Artists. Today, the UK-based Astatine Trio play one of the ever-inventive Haydn's piano trios and the German pianist Julius Asal enjoys the quick-fire mood swings of Bartok's Suite. Haydn: Piano Trio No. 45 in E-flat major Hob XV:29 Astatine Trio Bartok: Suite Sz.62, Op.14 Julius Asal (piano) Rimsky-Korsakov: It was not the wind - Vesnoy Op.43 no.2 Erika Baikoff (soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) For over a quarter of a century, Radio 3’s prestigious talent scheme has provided an invaluable springboard for many of today’s leading international soloists and chamber music ensembles. Indeed, a list of the former alumni reads like a Who’s Who of the international music scene with names like Lisa Batiashvili, Igor Levit, Sean Shibe, Alison Balsom, Mark Simpson and the Belcea Quartet.