Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

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Disability and music
Tom Service takes a look at how the music industry deals with disability and its impact.
07 Nov 2020,44 mins
Classical music and climate change
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
31 Oct 2020,44 mins
A global temperature
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
24 Oct 2020,44 mins
Live from Southbank Centre
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
19 Oct 2020,44 mins
Messages of hope...
Bang on a Can's marathon; Musicians in our time: Rakhi Singh; Covid and schools in England
12 Oct 2020,44 mins
Stars and Strads
Tom Service with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
03 Oct 2020,44 mins
Changing perspectives
Kate Molleson with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
26 Sep 2020,44 mins
Music changes lives - and changes lanes
Lawrence Power, Annilese Miskimmon, Jane Mitchell, National Alzheimer's Day
19 Sep 2020,44 mins
Impossible music
Alex Ross on his book Wagnerism, and tenor Allan Clayton on the effects of Covid-19.
12 Sep 2020,44 mins
Roll-up, roll-up! Live music’s back…
Tom Service examines developments in the musical world during an unprecedented summertime.
05 Sep 2020,44 mins
Race, equality and classical music
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
11 Jul 2020,44 mins
Covid-19’s impact on singing and teaching
Sarah Connolly campaigns for singers. Plus the effects of Covid-19 on music education.
04 Jul 2020,44 mins
Mahler's 8th Symphony
A book on the Symphony of the Thousand, and how the Enlightenment affected concert halls.
27 Jun 2020,44 mins
Will classical music survive Covid?
A debate on rebuilding the classical music industry after Covid-19. Tom Service presents.
20 Jun 2020,44 mins
Mark Anthony Turnage at 60
An interview with Mark-Anthony Turnage who turns 60. A new book on Copland's film scores.
06 Jun 2020,44 mins
Music and mental health
Kate Molleson explores music and mental health.
23 May 2020,44 mins
Jonathan Biss, Elizabeth Kenny, Susanna Malkki and Cheer Up!
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
09 May 2020,44 mins
Ravi Shankar at 100
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
25 Apr 2020,44 mins
An organ fest for a silent Easter
With churches closed and organs silent this Easter, Kate Molleson presents an organ fest.
11 Apr 2020,44 mins
François-Frédéric Guy
Tom Service talks to French pianist François-Frédéric Guy.
04 Apr 2020,44 mins
Music beyond the crisis
Conducting in Baroque Britain, and the further impact of coronavirus on musical life.
28 Mar 2020,44 mins
Musical communication
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
21 Mar 2020,44 mins
Vikingur Olafsson, ENO Figaro, Prokofiev operas
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
14 Mar 2020,44 mins
Game-changers
Singer Lise Davidsen, Alice Farnham on women conductors, Glass's Einstein on the Beach.
07 Mar 2020,44 mins
Fidelio
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
29 Feb 2020,44 mins
The secret life of musical instruments
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
22 Feb 2020,44 mins
Going with the flow
Kate Molleson discusses jazz legend Dave Brubeck and we hear from violinist Tasmin Little
15 Feb 2020,44 mins
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and the Oscar nominees for best original scores.
08 Feb 2020,44 mins
Roger Norrington
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
03 Feb 2020,44 mins
Revelations
Tom Service celebrates Opera Rara at 50 and Beethoven's symphonies at the Barbican.
25 Jan 2020,44 mins