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Front Row: Sir Stephen Hough, Arab Strap, can authors make money?

Sir Stephen Hough, Arab Strap, can authors make money?

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Pianist and composer Stephen Hough, the future of publishing, Scottish band Arab Strap.

Stephen Hough talks about the European premiere of his piano concerto. Can authors make money from publishing books? Arab Strap perform and discuss their new album.

From winning the piano section of the first BBC young musician of the year as a teen to recording over 60 albums and publishing 40 original works, Stephen Hough was knighted for services to music in 2022. He joins Tom Sutcliffe to talk about the upcoming European premiere of his first piano concerto with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester.

American writer Elle Griffin wrote an article titled No one buys books, after studying the publishing industry in the United States. She feels the best way to make money as an author is to serialise her work online. But Philip Jones, Editor of The Bookseller says the UK publishing industry is in good health. 

Scottish band Arab Strap talk about breaking up, re-forming and their new album – they also play live from Glasgow. 

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Claire Bartleet

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