Music Matters Episodes Episode guide
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Sam Amidon; US-USSR ballet exchange; music streaming; lockdown postcards
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Focus on freelance musicians
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Disability and music
Tom Service takes a look at how the music industry deals with disability and its impact.
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Classical music and climate change
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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A global temperature
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Live from Southbank Centre
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Messages of hope...
Bang on a Can's marathon; Musicians in our time: Rakhi Singh; Covid and schools in England
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Stars and Strads
Tom Service with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Changing perspectives
Kate Molleson with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Music changes lives - and changes lanes
Lawrence Power, Annilese Miskimmon, Jane Mitchell, National Alzheimer's Day
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Impossible music
Alex Ross on his book Wagnerism, and tenor Allan Clayton on the effects of Covid-19.
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Roll-up, roll-up! Live music’s back…
Tom Service examines developments in the musical world during an unprecedented summertime.
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Race, equality and classical music
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Covid-19’s impact on singing and teaching
Sarah Connolly campaigns for singers. Plus the effects of Covid-19 on music education.
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Mahler's 8th Symphony
A book on the Symphony of the Thousand, and how the Enlightenment affected concert halls.
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Will classical music survive Covid?
A debate on rebuilding the classical music industry after Covid-19. Tom Service presents.
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Mark Anthony Turnage at 60
An interview with Mark-Anthony Turnage who turns 60. A new book on Copland's film scores.
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Music and mental health
Kate Molleson explores music and mental health.
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Jonathan Biss, Elizabeth Kenny, Susanna Malkki and Cheer Up!
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
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Ravi Shankar at 100
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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An organ fest for a silent Easter
With churches closed and organs silent this Easter, Kate Molleson presents an organ fest.
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François-Frédéric Guy
Tom Service talks to French pianist François-Frédéric Guy.
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Music beyond the crisis
Conducting in Baroque Britain, and the further impact of coronavirus on musical life.
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Musical communication
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Vikingur Olafsson, ENO Figaro, Prokofiev operas
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Game-changers
Singer Lise Davidsen, Alice Farnham on women conductors, Glass's Einstein on the Beach.
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Fidelio
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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The secret life of musical instruments
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Going with the flow
Kate Molleson discusses jazz legend Dave Brubeck and we hear from violinist Tasmin Little
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and the Oscar nominees for best original scores.
