Music Matters Episodes Available now
Christmas Stocking Fillers
Tom Service reviews three new books on music and a CD of Debussy songs.
Peter Sellars
Tom Service meets opera, theatre and festival director Peter Sellars.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, El Sistema, Ulster Orchestra
Tom Service presents. With Pierre-Laurent Aimard and a new book on Venezuela's El Sistema.
Karajan on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four, A Celebration of the Viola, George Frideric Handel - A Life with Friends
Tom Service on a Handel biography, a Karajan documentary and a celebration of the viola.
Idil Biret, Lies and Epiphanies, Harry Partch, Anna Meredith's Postcard from China
Tom Service with Idil Biret, Lies and Epiphanies, Harry Partch and a Postcard from China.
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor Riccardo Chailly talks to Tom Service about his life and career in music.
Idomeneo, Beethoven - Anguish and Triumph, Nelson Freire and Anna Meredith's Postcard from China
Petroc Trelawny reviews Idomeneo, talks to Jan Swafford & Nelson Freire plus Anna Meredith
Live from the Free Thinking Festival
A debate about how far knowledge can enhance musical understanding and appreciation.
Nathalie Stutzmann, Adolphe Sax at 200, Anna Meredith's Postcard from China, Nikolai Lugansky
Tom Service hears from Nikolai Lugansky and Nathalie Stutzmann. Plus Adolphe Sax's legacy.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jane Bathori, Colin and David Matthews, Claude Vivier
With Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Jane Bathori, Colin and David Matthews, and Claude Vivier.