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Rule-Breakers in Classical Music
From Sage Gateshead, Tom Service hosts a debate about rule-breakers in classical music.
07 Nov 2015,45 mins
The Moderate Soprano, Mark Wigglesworth, Stravinsky
Tom Service meets Mark Wigglesworth, the new music director of English National Opera.
31 Oct 2015,45 mins
Roger Woodward, Music Theatre in Britain
Tom Service is joined by Australian pianist Roger Woodward.
24 Oct 2015,45 mins
Natalie Dessay, La Monte Young, Philharmonia and the Recording Industry
Petroc Trelawny with an interview with Natalie Dessay and a profile of La Monte Young.
17 Oct 2015,45 mins
OAE at 30
Petroc Trelawny celebrates 30 years of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
10 Oct 2015,45 mins
Morton Feldman, My Life with Wagner
A profile of composer Morton Feldman and Christian Thielemann's book My Life with Wagner.
03 Oct 2015,45 mins
Why Music? Live from Wellcome Collection
Tom Service discovers how music can be used as a means to manipulate and control us.
26 Sep 2015,58 mins
Alfred Brendel
Pianist Alfred Brendel talks to Tom Service about his life, career and new book on music.
19 Sep 2015,45 mins
Thea Musgrave
Tom Service talks to composer Thea Musgrave.
11 Jul 2015,45 mins
Dame Fanny Waterman, Roger Vignoles, Children of the Stone
Petroc Trelawny with Dame Fanny Waterman, pianist Roger Vignoles and author Sandy Tolan.
04 Jul 2015,45 mins
Gunther Schuller 1925-2015, Damiano Michieletto, Alex Poots - MIF
Tom Service pays tribute to Gunther Schuller and talks to Damiano Michieletto & Alex Poots
27 Jun 2015,45 mins
Murray Perahia
Pianist Murray Perahia talks to Tom Service about the music which currently occupies him.
20 Jun 2015,45 mins
Elly Ameling, Sacconi Quartet: Heartfelt, Alain Altinoglu, Test Dept
Tom Service is in conversation with soprano Elly Ameling and conductor Alain Altinoglu.
13 Jun 2015,45 mins
Nielsen 150
Tom Service visits Copenhagen and Odense to learn more about Carl Nielsen and his music.
06 Jun 2015,45 mins
Jiri Belohlavek, In Prague with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Bela Bartok
Tom Service discusses the unique sound of the Czech Philharmonic and a new book on Bartok.
30 May 2015,45 mins
Alan Gilbert, Matthias Pintscher, White Cube at Glyndebourne
Alan Gilbert, Matthias Pintscher, White Cube at Glyndebourne.
23 May 2015,45 mins
Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance, New Government and the arts, Leif Ove Andsnes, Inside Song - Mozart
Tom Service reviews Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance and talks to pianist Leif Ove Andsnes
16 May 2015,45 mins
Helene Grimaud, Gesualdo, Rambert, Inside Song
Tom Service talks to pianist Helene Grimaud and discusses Gesualdo with I Fagiolini.
09 May 2015,45 mins
Barbara Hannigan, Alice Coote, King Roger, Charles Mackerras
Tom Service is joined by singers Alice Coote and Barbara Hannigan.
02 May 2015,45 mins
Karol Szymanowski
Tom Service explores the life of Polish composer Karol Szymanowski.
25 Apr 2015,45 mins
Mark Elder
Conductor Mark Elder talks to Petroc Trelawny about his career to-date.
18 Apr 2015,45 mins
Philip Glass, Between Worlds, English Touring Opera, Inside Song
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents. Including a preview of Tansy Davies's opera debut at ENO.
11 Apr 2015,45 mins
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Celebrated Russian-born pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy talks to Tom Service.
04 Apr 2015,45 mins
Tippett's The Ice Break, Music under German Occupation, Inside Song, Robert Lloyd at 75
Petroc Trelawny previews Birmingham Opera's The Ice Break and talks to bass Robert Lloyd.
28 Mar 2015,45 mins
Pierre Boulez at 90
As composer Pierre Boulez turns 90 Petroc Trelawny pays tribute with archive material.
21 Mar 2015,45 mins
Michael Tilson Thomas
Tom Service meets Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony.
14 Mar 2015,45 mins
Viktoria Mullova, Female Composers, Equality and Diversity in Classical Music, Weill's Mahagonny
Tom Service talks to violinist Viktoria Mullova and explores Weill's opera Mahagonny.
07 Mar 2015,45 mins
Kent Nagano
Tom Service in an in-depth interview with conductor Kent Nagano.
28 Feb 2015,45 mins
Kirill Karabits, Inside Song, Hanns Eisler, Gary Yershon
Petroc Trelawny talks to conductor Kirill Karabits and discusses the life of Hanns Eisler.
21 Feb 2015,45 mins
Opera North's Richard Mantle, Mozart in London, Delius and his Music, John McCabe
Petroc Trelawny discusses Classical Opera's Mozart in London. Plus a new book on Delius.
14 Feb 2015,45 mins