Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014

Tom Service visits Riga in Latvia, European Capital of Culture 2014.

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Jean-Philippe Rameau

Tom Service presents a special edition focusing on French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.

• 45 mins

Andrzej Panufnik, Christopher Hogwood Tribute

Petroc Trelawny marks Andrzej Panufnik's centenary. Plus a tribute to Christopher Hogwood.

• 45 mins

The Girl of the Golden West, Edward Gardner, Early 20th-Century Music Drama, Nike Wagner

With The Girl of the Golden West, Edward Gardner and Vaughan Williams/English music drama.

• 45 mins

Sir Antonio Pappano

Tom Service interviews Sir Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House.

• 45 mins

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jane Bathori, Colin and David Matthews, Claude Vivier

With Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jane Bathori, Colin and David Matthews, and Claude Vivier.

• 45 mins

Nathalie Stutzmann, Adolphe Sax at 200, Anna Meredith's Postcard from China, Nikolai Lugansky

Tom Service hears from Nikolai Lugansky and Nathalie Stutzmann. Plus Adolphe Sax's legacy.

• 45 mins

Live from the Free Thinking Festival

A debate about how far knowledge can enhance musical understanding and appreciation.

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Idomeneo, Beethoven - Anguish and Triumph, Nelson Freire and Anna Meredith's Postcard from China

Petroc Trelawny reviews Idomeneo, talks to Jan Swafford & Nelson Freire plus Anna Meredith

• 45 mins

Riccardo Chailly

Conductor Riccardo Chailly talks to Tom Service about his life and career in music.

• 45 mins

Idil Biret, Lies and Epiphanies, Harry Partch, Anna Meredith's Postcard from China

Tom Service with Idil Biret, Lies and Epiphanies, Harry Partch and a Postcard from China.

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Karajan on BBC Four, A Celebration of the Viola, George Frideric Handel - A Life with Friends

Tom Service on a Handel biography, a Karajan documentary and a celebration of the viola.

• 45 mins

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, El Sistema, Ulster Orchestra

Tom Service presents. With Pierre-Laurent Aimard and a new book on Venezuela's El Sistema.

• 45 mins

Peter Sellars

Tom Service meets opera, theatre and festival director Peter Sellars.

• 45 mins

Christmas Stocking Fillers

Tom Service reviews three new books on music and a CD of Debussy songs.

• 45 mins

Philippe Jaroussky, Michael Kennedy, Peter Millican, Minimalism Unwrapped

Tom Service is joined by countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and entrepreneur Peter Millican.

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Oliver Knussen

Tom Service in conversation with the composer and conductor Oliver Knussen.

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Philharmonie de Paris, Boganyi Piano, Elgar Howarth

Tom Service visits the new Philharmonie de Paris and hears from conductor Elgar Howarth.

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Kirill Gerstein, Newark School of Violin Making, ABO Conference, Ralph Kirkpatrick

Tom Service meets pianist Kirill Gerstein and profiles harpsichordist Ralph Kirkpatrick.

• 45 mins

Nico Muhly, Hans Krasa's Brundibar, Hans Gal - Music Behind Barbed Wire

With Tom Service. Including Nico Muhly, Hans Krasa's Brundibar and Hans Gal's diary.

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Opera North's Richard Mantle, Mozart in London, Delius and his Music, John McCabe

Petroc Trelawny discusses Classical Opera's Mozart in London. Plus a new book on Delius.

• 45 mins

Kirill Karabits, Inside Song, Hanns Eisler, Gary Yershon

Petroc Trelawny talks to conductor Kirill Karabits and discusses the life of Hanns Eisler.

• 45 mins

Kent Nagano

Tom Service in an in-depth interview with conductor Kent Nagano.

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Viktoria Mullova, Female Composers, Equality and Diversity in Classical Music, Weill's Mahagonny

Tom Service talks to violinist Viktoria Mullova and explores Weill's opera Mahagonny.

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Michael Tilson Thomas

Tom Service meets Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony.

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Pierre Boulez at 90

As composer Pierre Boulez turns 90 Petroc Trelawny pays tribute with archive material.

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Tippett's The Ice Break, Music under German Occupation, Inside Song, Robert Lloyd at 75

Petroc Trelawny previews Birmingham Opera's The Ice Break and talks to bass Robert Lloyd.

• 45 mins

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Celebrated Russian-born pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy talks to Tom Service.

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Philip Glass, Between Worlds, English Touring Opera, Inside Song

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents. Including a preview of Tansy Davies's opera debut at ENO.

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Mark Elder

Conductor Mark Elder talks to Petroc Trelawny about his career to-date.

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