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Donald Macleod joins Sally Beamish at her home on the South Coast of England to explore her musical upbringing.
Donald Macleod joins Sally Beamish at her home on the south coast of England to celebrate her 70th birthday. In the first programme, Beamish reflects on a childhood steeped in music in post-war Islington, where family life, creativity and performance were inseparable. Together, they explore the early influences that shaped her as both composer and performer, from family music-making to a Shostakovich premiere at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms.
April
Sally Beamish, viola
Ryan Corbett, accordion
Crescent
Imogen Whitehead, trumpet
Sally Beamish, viola
Joseph Havlat, piano
The Wise Maid
Sara Trickey, violin
Gerropaedie
Stephanie Irvine, clà rsach
Sally Beamish, viola
Partita
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Produced by Ellie Ajao for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Audio Wales
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- Mon 24 Aug 2026 16:00Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3
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