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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Eric Whitacre, Unsuk Chin, Clemency Burton-Hill

Composers Eric Whitacre and Unsuk Chin, plus a look ahead to arts events in 2022.

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Conducting today, Takacs Quartet, voice loss

How conductors work their magic today, and voice loss.

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Tabea Zimmermann, Femi Elufowoju jr, Maria Yudina

Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to viola virtuoso Tabea Zimmermann, plus Verdi's Rigoletto.

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Andreas Ottensamer, Sarah Kirby, Walter Susskind

Tom Service talks to Sarah Kirby about her book Exhibitions, Music and the British Empire.

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Holding onto Musical Traditions

Sara Mohr-Pietsch finds out about The Covid Variations: A Piano Drama at Birmingham Rep.

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John Williams at 90, Ivan Fisher and tributes to George Crumb

Tom Service celebrates John Williams's 90th birthday. Plus an interview with Ivan Fischer.

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Beatrice Rana, The Ordering of Moses, Claude Debussy and Emma Bardac

Beatrice Rana talks about her immersion in Beethoven's late piano sonatas during lockdown.

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Art centres, Giovanni Antonini, Opera and food

Tom Service asks if the future of music venues and cultural hotspots is big or small.

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Semyon Bychkov

Semyon Bychkov and Ukrainian musicians on Ukraine conflict; and female record producers.

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Bill Frisell

Guitarist Bill Frisell, composer Eleanor Alberga, Hebrew oratorio Ester & Sonica Festival.

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Ludovico Einaudi, Peter Grimes, Anna Clyne

Sara Mohr-Pietsch hears from members of a new production of Britten's opera Peter Grimes.

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Klaus Mäkelä

Tom Service talks to author Brendan Slocumb and Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä.

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Bobby McFerrin, Mari Kalkun, The Handmaid's Tale

Tom Service talks to virtuoso vocalist Bobby McFerrin, plus The Handmaid's Tale in opera.

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