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Tom Service talks to the star Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang about Elgar's Violin Concerto, and to cellist Matthew Barley about his new project, Light Stories.

9.45am
Tom reflects on the bells of Notre-Dame in Paris, which received a special Blessing Ceremony last week as they re-entered the Cathedral after its devastating fire in 2019. He includes music from Alan Melken from the soundtrack to Disney's film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, music by Rachmaninov and Jonathan Harvey, and the carillon of bells from Notre-Dame.

10.15am
The star Norwegian violinist, Vilde Frang, talks to Tom Service about her interpretation of Elgar's Violin Concerto, a work with an extraordinary emotional depth. She talks about how wonderful it is to be part of a symphonic texture, in a way that is unique to Elgar's Violin Concerto, and about how she chooses repertoire to record.

11.05am
Tom Service talks to the pianist Alexandra Dariescu whose new prize, in her name, is being given at the Leeds International Piano Competition for the first time this year.

11.25am
Cellist and composer Matthew Barley talks to Tom about his latest project, Light Stories. It's both an album and a series of concerts, including visuals and dancing, which tells his journey through two terrifying traumas, first as a teenager and then in a spirit-expanding experience in Brazil.