Music Matters Podcast
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
Episodes to download
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Music and the Environment
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Tom Service explores music and climate change as world leaders gather for COP26.
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Life, Music, Silence
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Bernard Haitink, higher education in music, Nathalie Stutzmann and Sibelius.
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Minimalism, Laurence Crane at 60 & Nina Simone's Gum
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Kate Molleson with Warren Ellis and composer, Laurence Crane.
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Contains Strong Language
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Kate Molleson presents a live edition from the BBC's Strong Language Festival in Coventry.
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Music and Activism
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Pianist Igor Levit talks to Tom Service about life as a musician and political activist.
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Music Under Restriction
Sat 11 Sep 2021
Tom Services examines whether classical music has managed to rebuild itself after Covid.
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Musical Connection
Sat 24 Jul 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Writers on Music
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Kate Molleson explores how music shapes the work of some of today's greatest writers.
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Politics, possibilities and epiphanies
Sat 3 Jul 2021
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Jessie Montgomery, Vitali Alekseenok and video-game opera.
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Musical Strength
Sat 19 Jun 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
Sat 12 Jun 2021
Kate Molleson celebrates musical life in Coventry as UK City of Culture 2021.
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Music in the Moment
Sat 29 May 2021
Tom Service and pianist Stephen Hough discuss living in the moment during performance
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Dennis Brain, Anthony Payne, and music’s healing nature.
Sat 15 May 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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The Conductors' Edition
Sat 1 May 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Musical Ecosystems
Sat 24 Apr 2021
Kate Molleson hears from violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and speaks to Benjamin Lapidus.
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A life in music
Sat 17 Apr 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Music under threat in Kabul
Sat 27 Mar 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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The fierce joys of Spring
Sat 20 Mar 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Sandrine Piau, Geraldine Mucha, Steven Isserlis
Sat 6 Mar 2021
Tom Service speaks to soprano Sandrine Piau and cellist Steven Isserlis.
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How music sculpts memory
Sat 20 Feb 2021
The relationships between the crafts of porcelain and contemporary composition.
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Jackie Kay, Meredith Monk and Virtual Nature
Sat 30 Jan 2021
Kate Molleson talks to Meredith Monk, plus Jackie Kay on blues pioneer Bessie Smith.
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Democracy from Wynton Marsalis
Sat 16 Jan 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Sat 9 Jan 2021
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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The Lark Ascending
Sat 12 Dec 2020
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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The Human Connection
Sat 28 Nov 2020
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Sam Amidon; US-USSR ballet exchange; music streaming; lockdown postcards
Sat 21 Nov 2020
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Focus on freelance musicians
Sat 14 Nov 2020
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Classical music and climate change
Sat 31 Oct 2020
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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A global temperature
Sat 24 Oct 2020
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Stars and Strads
Sat 3 Oct 2020
Tom Service with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
Knock on wood – six stunning wooden concert halls around the world
Steel and concrete can't beat good old wood to produce the best sounds for music.
The evolution of video game music
Tom Service traces the rise of an exciting new genre, from bleeps to responsive scores.
Why music can literally make us lose track of time
Try our psychoacoustic experiment to see how tempo can affect your timekeeping abilities.
