The musical life of Blackpool

Tom Service visits Blackpool to find out about its rich musical heritage.

• 44 mins

John Adams's new opera 'Antony and Cleopatra'

Tom Service talks to American composer John Adams about his new opera Antony and Cleopatra

• 44 mins

Vikingur Ólafsson, Aida and Egypt, The Makropulos Affair

Pianist Vikingur Ólafsson, plus Verdi's Aida and Janacek's The Makropulos Affair

• 44 mins

Christian Tetzlaff

Kate Molleson talks to violinist Christian Tetzlaff.

• 44 mins

Music and Mental Health

Tom Service with a special programme to mark World Mental Health Day.

• 44 mins

Music in Northern Ireland

Kate Molleson and music-making in Northern Ireland.

• 44 mins

Rachel Podger

Tom Service joins violinist Rachel Podger for a walk in the Brecon Beacons.

• 44 mins

Music theatre and the art of melancholy

Tom Service talks to director Netia Jones and countertenor Iestyn Davies.

• 44 mins

Katia and Marielle Labèque

Tom Service in conversation with Katia and Marielle Labèque.

• 44 mins

Tine Thing Helseth, London Jazz Festival and Arts Council England Funding

The latest news and features from the classical music world.

• 44 mins

Alice Sara Ott, Climate Change, and Qatar

The pianist Alice Sara Ott, Classical music and Climate Change, and culture in Qatar.

• 44 mins

Ailish Tynan, older people and music, Beethoven in Russia, UK Music diversity report

Kate Molleson speaks to Irish soprano Ailish Tynan at home.

• 44 mins

Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Composer Laura Bowler, music in UK prisons, and national anthems at the World Cup.

• 44 mins

John Rutter

Tom Service in conversation with composer John Rutter.

• 44 mins

Olivier Latry and Notre-Dame, Paris

Organist Olivier Latry; book 'From Berlioz to Boulez'; Royal Academy of Music archive.

• 44 mins

Kaija Saariaho

Kate Molleson in conversation with Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.

• 44 mins

14/01/2023

Horn player Felix Klieser. Netia Jones on her new opera. Alice Farnham on conducting.

• 44 mins

Lise Davidsen

Tom Service with the latest news and features from the music world.

• 44 mins

Dobrinka Tabakova, CBSO School, Symphonies of 1933

Tom Service talks to composer Dobrinka Tabakova and visits the new Shireland CBSO Academy.

• 44 mins

Stephen Hough, Don Paterson, Elzara Batalova

Kate Molleson talks to pianist Stephen Hough about his memoir.

• 44 mins

Lea Desandre, Sonic Meditations and The Rhinegold

Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to French-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre.

• 44 mins

Evelyn Glennie

Tom Service meets Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie to discuss her life and career.

• 44 mins

David Hockney's art installation Bigger and Closer, with music by Nico Muhly

David Hockney's installation with music. New opera A Thousand Splendid Suns.

• 44 mins

International Women's Day celebrations

Kate Molleson presents a live edition for International Women's Day.

• 73 mins

Sounds of the Marshes, Valentin Silvestrov by Hélène Grimaud, and the Perfect Pitch

Tom Service explores the soundscape of the marshes in North Kent.

• 44 mins

Marin Alsop

Tom Service speaks to conductor Marin Alsop.

• 44 mins

Anna Clyne, Pekka Kuusisto, Martin Fröst

Kate Molleson with Anna Clyne, Martin Frost and Pekka Kuusisto.

• 44 mins

Rachmaninov on Lake Lucerne

Kate Molleson marks the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov's birth.

• 44 mins

Classical music in British society

Tom Service explores classical music's place in British society.

• 44 mins

John Eliot Gardiner at 80

Tom Service talks to Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

• 44 mins