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Music Matters: John Adams: An American optimist

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John Adams, Brexit and the arts

21/01/2017

John Adams: An American optimist

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, John Adams: An American optimist

Tom Service interviews composer and conductor John Adams. Plus Brexit and the arts.

Tom Service interviews composer John Adams, who talks about the role of music in America's political and cultural life. Plus the impact Brexit might have on the musical world.

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, Tom Service talks to John Adams, who - as a composer, conductor and creative thinker - holds a unique position in American music. Adams talks about the role of music in America's political and cultural life, and shares his views on the future of the world's classical music institutions. Also, Tom is joined by Cathy Graham (Director of Music, British Council), composer Gerard McBurney and Emmanuel Hondre (Philharmonie de Paris) to discuss the impact of Brexit on the classical music world.

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