This Classical Life Podcast
Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too. Music, eclectic playlists and chat, with a new guest every week.
Episodes to download
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Jess Gillam with... Miloš Karadaglić
Sat 21 Dec 2019
Jess and Miloš Karadaglić share some of their favourite tracks.
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Jess Gillam with... Bartosz Glowacki
Sat 7 Dec 2019
Jess and her guest Bartosz Glowacki listen to music by Piazzolla, Chopin and Gubaidulina.
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Jess Gillam with... Soraya Mafi
Sat 30 Nov 2019
Jess and soprano Soraya Mafi share some of their favourite tracks.
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Jess Gillam with... Simon Höfele
Sat 23 Nov 2019
Jess Gillam swaps tracks with trumpeter Simon Höfele.
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Jess Gillam with... Kaapo Ijas
Sat 16 Nov 2019
Finnish conductor Kaapo Ijas's tracks include Sibelius and Radiohead.
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Jess Gillam with... Andrey Lebedev
Sat 9 Nov 2019
Jess and classical guitarist Andrey Lebedev swap music from Brahms to Mason Bates.
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Jess Gillam with... Abel Selaocoe
Sat 2 Nov 2019
Cellist Abel Selaocoe offers Jess music by Biber, Britten and the Youngblood Brass Band.
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Jess Gillam with... Alexia Sloane
Sat 12 Oct 2019
Jess and Alexia swap music including Hildegard Von Bingen and Smetana.
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Jess Gillam with... Ian Arber
Sat 5 Oct 2019
Jess and Ian swap tracks including music by Penderecki and Terence Blanchard.
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Jess Gillam with... Freya Waley-Cohen
Sat 28 Sep 2019
Jess Gillam is joined by composer Freya Waley-Cohen to share the music they love.
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Jess Gillam with... Fiachra Garvey
Sat 21 Sep 2019
Jess Gillam is joined by pianist Fiachra Garvey to swap and share the music they love.
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Jess Gillam with... Cecilia Bignall
Sat 7 Sep 2019
Jess and Cecilia swap music from Verdi and Prokofiev to Mica Levi and Nino Rota.
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Jess Gillam with... Callum Smart
Sat 31 Aug 2019
Violinist Callum plays Jess some classic Michael Brecker.
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Jess Gillam with... Martin James Bartlett
Sat 13 Jul 2019
Jess and Martin choose Glinka, Peter Gabriel, Richter and Karajan conducting Tchaikovsky.
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Jess Gillam with... Lauren Fagan
Sat 6 Jul 2019
Jess Gillam and Lauren Fagan share music from Copland to Queen, John Adams and Schubert.
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Jess Gillam with... Heloise Werner
Sat 29 Jun 2019
Jess and Heloise share music by Shostakovich, Strauss, Meredith Monk and Graham Fitkin.
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Jess Gillam with... Lucy Armstrong
Sat 22 Jun 2019
Jess and Lucy share music by Smetana and Sondheim, Tansy Davis and Kurt Weill.
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Jess Gillam with... Martynas Levickis
Sat 8 Jun 2019
Jess and Martynas share music by Mozart, Mahler, Bjork and Parov Stelar.
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Jess Gillam with... Stephanie Childress
Sat 1 Jun 2019
Jess and Stephanie share music Poulenc, Rachmaninov, the Beach Boys and Doris Day.
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Jess Gillam with... Lloyd Coleman
Sat 25 May 2019
Jess and Lloyd share a sabre dance and music by Anna Meredith, Sibelius and Kraftwerk.
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Jess Gillam with... Amy Harman
Sat 11 May 2019
Jess and Amy share music from Bernstein to Vivaldi, Miles Davis and Caroline Shaw.
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Jess Gillam with... Segun Akinola
Sat 4 May 2019
Doctor Who composer Segun is in the hot seat with tracks by Holst and Snarky Puppy.
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Jess Gillam with... Isata Kanneh-Mason
Sat 27 Apr 2019
Jess and Isata swap tracks by Beyonce, Radiohead, Brahms and Michael Nyman.
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Jess Gillam with... Sam Becker
Sat 20 Apr 2019
Jess and Sam share music by Debussy, Dowland, Bowie and Berlioz two ways.
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Jess Gillam with... Belle Chen
Sat 13 Apr 2019
Jess and Belle share music by Korngold and Sibelius, John Cage and Aphex Twin.
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Jess Gillam with... Ollie Howell
Sat 6 Apr 2019
Jess and Ollie's tracks include Dvorak, Quincy Jones and Nadia Boulanger.
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Welcome to This Classical Life
Mon 1 Apr 2019
Jess Gillam and friends share tracks for a new generation of music lovers.
Why are more young people listening to classical music?
20yo classical musician and presenter Jess Gillam is here to improve your playlist game.
