Music Matters

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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Tom Service talks to the renowned Finnish composer and conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen.
06 Jan 2018,45 mins
Spirit of Bach
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores what lies beneath Bach's music with Angela Hewitt and others.
23 Dec 2017,45 mins
Craft and Traditions
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores traditions and crafts from the UK to the Arab world.
16 Dec 2017,45 mins
Mitsuko Uchida
Tom Service meets Mitsuko Uchida, one of the most influential pianists of her generation.
09 Dec 2017,45 mins
Harassment in classical music
Tom Service looks at harassment in the classical music industry today.
02 Dec 2017,44 mins
Huddersfield
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores music-making in the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield.
25 Nov 2017,45 mins
Bernard Haitink, Nico Muhly's Marnie, Simon Keenlyside and Zenaida Yanowsky
Tom Service meets conductor Bernard Haitink at his London home.
18 Nov 2017,45 mins
Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
Tom Service meets conductor Teodor Currentzis.
11 Nov 2017,45 mins
Music on the Catalonia crisis; Book on Creative Brain; our musical lives on the internet; and Uri CaineDD
Music in the Catalonia crisis in Spain; a book on creativity and the brain, and Uri Caine.
04 Nov 2017,45 mins
Howard Skempton, Martyn Brabbins, Women's Revolutions per Minute
Tom Service talks to composer Howard Skempton and the new conductor of ENO Martyn Brabbins
28 Oct 2017,45 mins
Julian Anderson; Kenneth MacMillan tribute
An interview with composer Julian Anderson; reflections on choreographer Kenneth MacMillan
23 Oct 2017,45 mins
Why Music? The Key to Memory
Live from Wellcome Collection.
14 Oct 2017,45 mins
BBC Opera Season: Dame Felicity Palmer, Annilese Miskimmon, cutting edge opera
Sara Mohr-Pietsch asks: 'What is the future of opera?' With Dame Felicity Palmer.
07 Oct 2017,45 mins
Cumnock Tryst, James MacMillan, Music in Schools
Tom Service visits The Cumnock Tryst Festival and talks to its founder Sir James MacMillan
30 Sep 2017,45 mins
Sakari Oramo on Sibelius
Tom Service talks to Sakari Oramo and previews Phelim McDermott's new production of Aida.
23 Sep 2017,45 mins
Sir Andras Schiff, BCMG at 30, Tom Phillips, Netia Jones, This is Rattle
Tom Service talks to pianist Andras Schiff and artist Tom Phillips.
16 Sep 2017,45 mins
Music on the move
Sara Mohr-Pietsch is in conversation with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
08 Jul 2017,45 mins
Semyon Bychkov, New Music Biennial, Music and Landscape Architecture
Tom Service with conductor Semyon Bychkov and composer Brian Irvine.
01 Jul 2017,45 mins
Sir Willard White, Mozart's Pet Starling, Huang Ruo
Tom Service is in conversation with opera singer Sir Willard White.
24 Jun 2017,45 mins
Grace Bumbry, Audra McDonald, Bill Fontana
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to opera star Grace Bumbry and Broadway singer Audra McDonald.
17 Jun 2017,45 mins
Sound and Nature
Tom Service explores the sound world of nature and wildlife on screen.
10 Jun 2017,45 mins
Evgeny Kissin Memoirs, Yardbird, Jiri Belohlavek
With pianist Evgeny Kissin, plus a discussion about gender issues in media composition.
03 Jun 2017,45 mins
Thomas Ades and Gerald Barry, Sgt Pepper at 50, Guto Puw and Welsh-language music
Tom Service is joined by composer-conductor Thomas Ades and composer Gerald Barry.
27 May 2017,45 mins
Alma Deutscher, Cavalli at Glyndebourne, Election 2017
Tom Service meets young composer and violinist Alma Deutscher.
20 May 2017,45 mins
Monteverdi 450: Monteverdi the Radical
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the radical side of Claudio Monteverdi's music.
13 May 2017,45 mins
Ravi Shankar's Sukanya, Jan Vogler
Tom Service meets Jan Vogler, plus Ravi Shankar's opera Sukanya.
06 May 2017,45 mins
Nikolaj Znaider, Philip Glass - Music in Twelve Parts, Daryl Runswick
Tom Service meets violinist Nikolaj Znaider. Plus Philip Glass's Music in Twelve Parts.
29 Apr 2017,45 mins
Music Therapy and Mental Health
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with the latest research into music therapy for mental health.
22 Apr 2017,45 mins
Andreas Haefliger, Monastic Music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to pianist Andreas Haefliger and visits a musical monastery.
15 Apr 2017,45 mins
Music in Hull
Tom Service explores sounds of the Humber Bridge, Ethel Leginska and Hull's folk music.
08 Apr 2017,45 mins