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John Rutter
Tom Service in conversation with composer John Rutter.
Olivier Latry and Notre-Dame, Paris
Organist Olivier Latry; book 'From Berlioz to Boulez'; Royal Academy of Music archive.
Kaija Saariaho
Kate Molleson in conversation with Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.
14/01/2023
Horn player Felix Klieser. Netia Jones on her new opera. Alice Farnham on conducting.
Lise Davidsen
Tom Service with the latest news and features from the music world.
Dobrinka Tabakova, CBSO School, Symphonies of 1933
Tom Service talks to composer Dobrinka Tabakova and visits the new Shireland CBSO Academy.
Stephen Hough, Don Paterson, Elzara Batalova
Kate Molleson talks to pianist Stephen Hough about his memoir.
Lea Desandre, Sonic Meditations and The Rhinegold
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to French-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre.
Evelyn Glennie
Tom Service meets Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie to discuss her life and career.
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.
International Women's Day celebrations
Kate Molleson presents a live edition for International Women's Day.
Sounds of the Marshes, Valentin Silvestrov by Hélène Grimaud, and the Perfect Pitch
Tom Service explores the soundscape of the marshes in North Kent.
Marin Alsop
Tom Service speaks to conductor Marin Alsop.
Anna Clyne, Pekka Kuusisto, Martin Fröst
Kate Molleson with Anna Clyne, Martin Frost and Pekka Kuusisto.
Rachmaninov on Lake Lucerne
Kate Molleson marks the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov's birth.
Classical music in British society
Tom Service explores classical music's place in British society.
John Eliot Gardiner at 80
Tom Service talks to Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
Javier Perianes, Music and artificial intelligence
Pianist Javier Perianes, the challenges and advantages of AI, and the NOYO ensemble.
Nicola Benedetti, Gorecki Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Nicola Benedetti on this year's Edinburgh International Festival, plus Górecki at ENO.
Rhiannon Giddens, Christian Gerhaher, Gong Baths
Tom Service with multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens and baritone Christian Gerhaher.
Terence Blanchard, Simon Armitage
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with the latest news and features from the classical music world.
Ivan Fischer, Ligeti Centenary
Tom Service talks to conductor Iván Fischer plus the centenary of György Ligeti.
Brad Mehldau, François-Xavier Roth
Kate Molleson talks to pianist Brad Mehldau and conductor François-Xavier Roth.
Barrie Kosky and Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites
Tom Service speaks to the CBSO's chief conductor, Kazuki Yamada.
Windrush 75, Nicole Paiement, Nigel Brooks
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the musical legacy of the Windrush generation.
Classical Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music at 50; Manchester Classical Weekender at Bridgewater Hall.
Elim Chan, 400 years of William Byrd
Tom Service visits Lincoln Cathedral on the 400th anniversary of Byrd.
Noye's Fludde
Tom travels to Leeds to learn about a new production of Britten's opera Noah's Flood.
Abel Selaocoe, Leif Ove Andsnes
Kate Molleson in conversation with cellist Abel Selaocoe plus pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.
Dame Janet Baker
Presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch speaks to mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker.