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Music Matters Episodes

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    14/01/2023

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

  2. Kaija Saariaho

    Kate Molleson in conversation with Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho.

  3. Olivier Latry and Notre-Dame, Paris

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

  4. John Rutter

    Tom Service in conversation with composer John Rutter.

  5. Santtu-Matias Rouvali

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

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

    Kate Molleson speaks to Irish soprano Ailish Tynan at home.

  7. Alice Sara Ott, Climate Change, and Qatar

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

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

    The latest news and features from the classical music world.

  9. Katia and Marielle Labèque

    Tom Service in conversation with Katia and Marielle Labèque.

  10. Music theatre and the art of melancholy

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

  11. Rachel Podger

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

  12. Music in Northern Ireland

    Kate Molleson and music-making in Northern Ireland.

  13. Music and Mental Health

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

  14. Christian Tetzlaff

    Kate Molleson talks to violinist Christian Tetzlaff.

  15. Vikingur Γ“lafsson, Aida and Egypt, The Makropulos Affair

    Pianist Vikingur Γ“lafsson, plus Verdi's Aida and Janacek's The Makropulos Affair

  16. John Adams's new opera 'Antony and Cleopatra'

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

  17. The musical life of Blackpool

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

  18. Music in a changing world

    Tom Service and his guests discuss the big topics affecting the music industry in 2022.

  19. Max Richter

    Max Richter, the WNO production of Migrations and a new book on Inca music reimagined.

  20. Scottish Opera at 60, Jan Carson, Felix Yaniewicz exhibition

    Scottish Opera at 60, writer Jan Carson, and an exhibition on violinist Felix Yaniewicz.

  21. Tyshawn Sorey, Esther Abrami, Alma Deutscher, John Mauceri

    Tom Service talks to Tyshawn Sorey, plus John Mauceri on his new book The War on Music.

  22. Sir Bryn Terfel

    Tom Service talks to Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel about his extraordinary career.

  23. Freddie De Tommaso, Andre J Thomas

    Tom Service talks to tenor Freddie De Tommaso and choral director AndrΓ© J Thomas.

  24. Michael Tilson Thomas, Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers

    Kate Molleson visits Glyndebourne Festival Opera to hear about Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers.

  25. Vaughan Williams Today

    Tom Service with a Vaughan Williams special to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.

  26. Simon Rattle and Magdalena KoΕΎenΓ΅

    Simon Rattle and Magdalena KoΕΎenΓ΅ talk about performing the music of Kurt Weill together.

  27. Leila Josefowicz, Janet Beat, Paraorchestra, Michael Zev Gordon

    Violinist Leila Josefowicz talks about Bach and a new work by Matthias Pintscher.

  28. Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Fabio Biondi, Jude Rogers and Daniel Levitin

    The latest news and features from the classical music world.

  29. Martin Fröst, SongPath, Beckett and Russia

    The latest news and features from the classical music world.

  30. Kirill Gerstein

    New opera The Paradis Files.

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