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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival

BBC Proms: 2008: Proms Literary Festival: Part 10: Proms Literary Festival: Classical Music in Fiction

Proms Literary Festival

Part 10 Part 10: Proms Literary Festival: Classical Music in Fiction

2008

Proms Literary Festival: Classical Music in Fiction

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Ian McMillan and his guests explore the way classical music is portrayed in fiction.

Ian McMillan and his guests explore classical music in fiction. He is joined by novelist Conrad Williams to talk about his portrayal of the world of the concert pianist.

Ian McMillan and guests explore the portrayal of classical music in fiction. Ian is joined by novelist Conrad Williams, who has written a book about the competitive, selfish world of the concert pianist where emotional and personal lives have to take second place to the demands of endless rehearsals and spectacular performances.

BBC Proms: 2008

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Selected coverage from the classical concerts of the Proms 114th season.

Series on the themes of the 2008 Proms season, and the link between writers and composers

Series exploring themes of the 2008 Proms season, and the relationship between writers and composers

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