Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

10.00pm RTÉ lyric fm

The host has another wonderful live performance lined up for this evening, which features Maya Youssef, who is a virtuoso performer on the qanun – that’s the 78-stringed traditional Middle Eastern plucked zither, for those not in the know.

This recording from August was captured at Dublin’s National Concert Hall, and features Maya’s unforgettable sound, accompanied by cellist Barney Morse-brown and percussionist Elizabeth Nott.