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Music Matters Episodes

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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.

  2. Klaus Mäkelä

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

  3. Ludovico Einaudi, Peter Grimes, Anna Clyne

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

  4. Bill Frisell

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

  5. Semyon Bychkov

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

  6. Art centres, Giovanni Antonini, Opera and food

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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Holding onto Musical Traditions

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

  10. Andreas Ottensamer, Sarah Kirby, Walter Susskind

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

  11. Tabea Zimmermann, Femi Elufowoju jr, Maria Yudina

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

  12. Conducting today, Takacs Quartet, voice loss

    How conductors work their magic today, and voice loss.

  13. Eric Whitacre, Unsuk Chin, Clemency Burton-Hill

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

  14. Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Lebanon

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

  15. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn

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

  16. 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.

  17. AndrΓ© Rieu, Pavel Kolesnikov, Gold.Berg.Werk

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

  18. Manchester Camerata at The Monastery in Gorton

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

  19. Between tradition and evolution in Scotland

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

  20. Music and the Environment

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

  21. The music of memory

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

  22. Life, Music, Silence

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

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

    Kate Molleson with Warren Ellis and composer, Laurence Crane.

  24. JosΓ© Serebrier

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

  25. Steve Reich at 85

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

  26. Contains Strong Language

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

  27. Music and Activism

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

  28. Music Under Restriction

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

  29. Musical Connection

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

  30. Writers on Music

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

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