Music Matters Episodes Available now
Minimalism, Laurence Crane at 60 & Nina Simone's Gum
Kate Molleson with Warren Ellis and composer, Laurence Crane.
José Serebrier
Conductor José Serebrier and book An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre
Steve Reich at 85
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
Contains Strong Language
Kate Molleson presents a live edition from the BBC's Strong Language Festival in Coventry.
Music and Activism
Pianist Igor Levit talks to Tom Service about life as a musician and political activist.
Music Under Restriction
Tom Services examines whether classical music has managed to rebuild itself after Covid.
Musical Connection
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
Writers on Music
Kate Molleson explores how music shapes the work of some of today's greatest writers.
Lars Vogt, King Lear, Louis Andriessen
Lars Vogt on fighting cancer. Grange Festival's King Lear. Tribute to Louis Andriessen.
Politics, possibilities and epiphanies
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Jessie Montgomery, Vitali Alekseenok and video-game opera.