2026 Proms season showcase - the Kleio Quartet and Astatine Trio

Georgia Mann introduces specially-recorded performances from some of Radio 3's current New Generation Artists. Today, the pianist Berniya Hamie joins the Kleio Quartet at the Octagon chapel in Norwich to explore two student works by Webern and Mahler. Also on the bill, a romantic early song by Schoenberg.

Scryabin: Prélude in C minor, Op. 11, No. 20
Julius Asal (piano)

Schoenberg: Waldsonne - from 4 Songs Op.2 ; No.4;
Andrew Hamilton (baritone), Michael Pandya (piano)

Webern: Langsamer Satz
Kleio Quartet

Mahler: Movement in A minor for Piano Quartet
Berniya Hamie (piano), members of Kleio Quartet

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.