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07/07/2012
Tom Service explores music making in Northern Ireland.
John Cage
Mark Swed and David Nicholls join Tom Service to reassess the life and music of John Cage.
Anna Caterina Antonacci, the BCMG, Wagner's Ring
With Anna Caterina Antonacci, the BCMG and Wagner's Ring.
Piano Music, Julius Caesar
Tom Service talks about contemporary piano music with three leading pianists.
Pierrot Lunaire, Inside-Out Piano, Saint-Saens
Tom meets conductor Kent Nagano in his new role as music director at Hamburg State Opera.
Frederic Rzewski, Georg Solti Centenary, Barry Millington
Tom Service is joined by pianist Frederic Rzewski. Plus Solti at 100 and a book on Wagner.
Free Thinking
Tom Service presents a debate asking 'is classical music really for everyone?'.
Hans Werner Henze and Elliott Carter Tribute
Tom Service with a tribute to composers Hans W Henze and Elliott Carter who died recently.
Meredith Monk, Calixto Bieito, A History of Opera
Tom Service is joined by Meredith Monk, and Calixto Bieito.
Andras Schiff, Britten Letters, Irvine Arditti
Tom Service talks to pianist Andras Schiff and reads Benjamin Britten's final letters.
Jonathan Harvey Tribute, William Christie, Royal Northern College of Music
Tom Service pays tribute to composer Jonathan Harvey.
Tribute to Charles Rosen; Mummers plays and 2012 highlights.
Suzy Klein explores the world of mummers plays and picks Music Matters 2012 highlights.
Dowland, Midori, Quartet
Tom Service celebrates the life of Richard Rodney Bennett and the music of John Dowland.
The Perfect American; Burns songs; Brian Ferneyhough and Daniil Trifonov
Tom Service talks to the composer Brian Ferneyhough.
Witold Lutoslawski centenary
Tom Service presents a special edition marking the centenary of Witold Lutoslawski.
Britten Biographies, Brass Bands
Tom Service presents. New biographies of Benjamin Britten plus the future of brass bands.
Simone Young, Toscanini, Autism and Music
Tom Service talks to Australian conductor Simone Young and reviews two books on Toscanini.
Bernard Haitink, Pierre Schaeffer and a 40,000 year old flute.
Tom Service talks to conductor Bernard Haitink.
Christian Tetzlaff, Written on Skin, Tallis Scholars at 40
Tom Service taks to violinist Christian Tetzlaff and celebrates the Tallis Scholars at 40.
Peter Bazalgette
Tom Service talks to the new Chairman of Arts Council England, Peter Bazalgette.
Nicola Benedetti, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Suzy Klein meets young British violinist Nicola Benedetti as she begins a tour of Scotland
Baroque Spring
Tom Service explores the changes in the performance of Baroque music over 40 years.
Leif Ove Andsnes, A Late Quartet, Performance Anxiety, Petrushka
Tom Service talks to pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about his Beethoven journey.
Poulenc's Legacy
To mark the 50th anniversary of Poulenc's death Tom Service assesses his reputation.
20/04/2013
Suzy Klein remembers conductor Sir Colin Davis with those he knew, and in his own words.
04/05/2013
With Tom Service, including a report from the new Mariinsky II in St Petersburg.
Juan Diego Flórez, Steve Martland
Suzy Klein meets tenor Juan Diego Florez and Nigel Simeone reviews Dinner with Lenny.
Wagner 200
Tom Service visits Zurich to discuss the city's influence on Wagner.
Joyce DiDonato, Scottish Music, Mark Elder, Dutilleux Tribute
With mezzo Joyce DiDonato, defining Scottish music and staging Falstaff at Glyndebourne.
Aldeburgh Festival 2013
Tom Service visits Suffolk during preparations for a staging of Peter Grimes on the beach.
Michael Gove, The Full English, Forbidden Music
Michael Gove, the Full English and Forbidden Music - Jewish composers banned by the Nazis.