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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service

Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works

The Listening Service: Concertos: All for one and one for all?

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Concertos: All for one and one for all?

BBC Radio 3 - The Listening Service, Concertos: All for one and one for all?

What is a concerto? Tom Service asks how they work and what it is like to be a soloist.

Over 350 years concertos have evolved to be an exploration of the relationship between soloist and orchestra. Tom Service asks how they work and what it is like to be a soloist.

With the help of violinist Pekka Kuusisto Tom Service explores the concerto from Vivaldi in the early 18th century to today's composers. How has the idea of the concerto evolved over three centuries and what are the challenges for the soloist, walking the tightrope of virtuosity, sandwiched between orchestral colleagues and expectant audience? 

David Papp (producer)

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.

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