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Christoph von Dohnanyi

Music Matters: John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien, Venezuela, Christoph von Dohnanyi

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22/02/2014

John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien, Venezuela, Christoph von Dohnanyi

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien, Venezuela, Christoph von Dohnanyi

Tom Service talks to John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien and Christoph von Dohnanyi.

Tom Service interviews composer John McCabe, meets Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien and talks about the music of Richard Strauss with conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi.

Tom Service interviews composer John McCabe as he approaches his 75th birthday and meets the Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien who is currently starring as Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Tom talks to the BBC News reporter Irene Caselli about how classical musicians are being drawn into the political unrest in Venezuela and discusses the music of Richard Strauss with conductor Christoph von Dohnányi ahead of a performance with the Philharmonia at London's Royal Festival Hall.

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