A life in music

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

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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

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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.

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Breaking rules, making new forms...

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

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Music in the Moment

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

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Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax

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

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Coventry UK City of Culture 2021

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

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Musical Strength

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

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Sensory deprivation, musical revelation

Caroline Shaw, Franz Welser-Most and Grant Llewellyn.

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Politics, possibilities and epiphanies

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

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Lars Vogt, King Lear, Louis Andriessen

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

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Writers on Music

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

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Musical Connection

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

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Music Under Restriction

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

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Music and Activism

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

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Contains Strong Language

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

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Steve Reich at 85

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

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José Serebrier

Conductor José Serebrier and book An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre

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Minimalism, Laurence Crane at 60 & Nina Simone's Gum

Kate Molleson with Warren Ellis and composer, Laurence Crane.

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Life, Music, Silence

Bernard Haitink, higher education in music, Nathalie Stutzmann and Sibelius.

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The music of memory

A book on memory loss by a flautist; and Turnage's new piece. Wagner's 'new' symphony.

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Music and the Environment

Tom Service explores music and climate change as world leaders gather for COP26.

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Between tradition and evolution in Scotland

Piping competition, a new music centre in Edinburgh, School of Scottish Studies archive.

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Manchester Camerata at The Monastery in Gorton

Tom Service visits the new home of the Manchester Camerata in the Monastery in Gorton.

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André Rieu, Pavel Kolesnikov, Gold.Berg.Werk

Tom Service's guests include 'King of the Waltz' André Rieu, and pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.

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60 years of West Side Story: Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece

As we celebrate the iconic 1961 film, we explore Spielberg's new take on West Side Story.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn

Tom Service talks to actor and singer Lin-Manuel Miranda and soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn.

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Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Lebanon

Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and composer Jake Heggie in conversation.

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