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Eric Whitacre, Unsuk Chin, Clemency Burton-Hill

A look ahead to arts events in 2022, plus Tom Service talks to composers Unsuk Chin and Eric Whitacre, and to broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill about her new book.

Tom Service looks ahead to upcoming events in the music and arts world in 2022 with violinist/composer Rakhi Singh, co-founder of Manchester Collective, Thorben Dittes, Director of the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Classical Music Programme at Sage Gateshead, and critic David Kettle.
Tom also talks to composer Unsuk Chin, whose new Violin Concerto No.2 is premiered by the London Symphony Orchestra this week, and to choral composer/conductor Eric Whitacre about his work The Sacred Veil, ahead of a London performance with Voces8 which Eric will conduct. Plus, Clemency Burton-Hill on her new book, Another Year of Wonder.

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44 minutes

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Mon 10 Jan 2022 22:00

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