Ravi Shankar at 100
Tom Service talks to author Oliver Craske about his new biography, which marks the 100th anniversary of one of the 20th century's most influential musicians, Ravi Shankar.
Tom Service talks to author Oliver Craske about his new biography, which marks the 100th anniversary of one of the 20th century's most influential musicians, Ravi Shankar. Composer, Erkki Sven Tuur turned 60 last year. He speaks to Tom, from his home on an island in the Baltic Sea, about his Ninth Symphony and how his orchestral piece Sow the Wind is especially relevant during these times. We continue to mine the Music Matters archive and there is another chance to hear Angela Hewitt talk about Beethoven and Bach. And as lockdown continues to impact artists the world over, Tom talks to violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, percussionist Claire Edwardes, and the composer Kamala Sankaram whose new opera βAll decisions will be made by consensus,β was composed especially for live online performance premieres this week.
Last on
Broadcasts
- Sat 25 Apr 2020 11:45ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Mon 27 Apr 2020 22:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
Knock on wood β six stunning wooden concert halls around the world
Steel and concrete can't beat good old wood to produce the best sounds for music.
The evolution of video game music
Tom Service traces the rise of an exciting new genre, from bleeps to responsive scores.
Why music can literally make us lose track of time
Try our psychoacoustic experiment to see how tempo can affect your timekeeping abilities.
Podcast
-
![]()
Music Matters
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
