Jackie Kay, Meredith Monk and Virtual Nature

Kate Molleson talks to Meredith Monk, plus Jackie Kay on blues pioneer Bessie Smith.

• 44 mins

Girl power in the 1940s

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Uighur culture, Richard Tognetti, business models

Richard Tognetti. New relationship musicians-agents? The book Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam.

• 45 mins

How music sculpts memory

The relationships between the crafts of porcelain and contemporary composition.

• 44 mins

Anne Queffélec

Pianist Anne Queffelec; a book on France and trauma during wars; the Endellion Quartet.

• 44 mins

Sandrine Piau, Geraldine Mucha, Steven Isserlis

Tom Service speaks to soprano Sandrine Piau and cellist Steven Isserlis.

• 44 mins

Celebrating a Century of Astor Piazzolla

Using archive, family members and musicians who played with him. Also Isabelle Faust.

• 44 mins

The fierce joys of Spring

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Music under threat in Kabul

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Renaud Capuçon, Cecilia McDowall, Michael Spitzer

French violinist Renaud Capuçon talks about his new recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto.

• 44 mins

Stravinsky 50 - Reinventing Stravinsky!

Tom Service explores how the music of Stravinsky continues to resonate in today's world.

• 44 mins

A life in music

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Musical Ecosystems

Kate Molleson hears from violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and speaks to Benjamin Lapidus.

• 44 mins

The Conductors' Edition

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Dennis Brain, Anthony Payne, and music’s healing nature.

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Rhythm and tone: Dennis Brain, Anthony Payne and music’s healing nature

Tom Service looks at the influence of Dennis Brain in his centenary year.

• 44 mins

Breaking rules, making new forms...

Leif Ove Andsnes on Mozart. ROH hyper reality opera inspired by Shakespeare.

• 44 mins

Music in the Moment

Tom Service and pianist Stephen Hough discuss living in the moment during performance

• 44 mins

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax join Tom Service to talk about their new Beethoven recording.

• 44 mins

Coventry UK City of Culture 2021

Kate Molleson celebrates musical life in Coventry as UK City of Culture 2021.

• 44 mins

Musical Strength

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Sensory deprivation, musical revelation

Caroline Shaw, Franz Welser-Most and Grant Llewellyn.

• 44 mins

Politics, possibilities and epiphanies

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Jessie Montgomery, Vitali Alekseenok and video-game opera.

• 44 mins

Lars Vogt, King Lear, Louis Andriessen

Lars Vogt on fighting cancer. Grange Festival's King Lear. Tribute to Louis Andriessen.

• 44 mins

Writers on Music

Kate Molleson explores how music shapes the work of some of today's greatest writers.

• 44 mins

Musical Connection

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Music Under Restriction

Tom Services examines whether classical music has managed to rebuild itself after Covid.

• 44 mins

Music and Activism

Pianist Igor Levit talks to Tom Service about life as a musician and political activist.

• 44 mins

Contains Strong Language

Kate Molleson presents a live edition from the BBC's Strong Language Festival in Coventry.

• 44 mins

Steve Reich at 85

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins