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Sara Mohr-Pietsch asks: 'What is the future of opera?' She speaks to Dame Felicity Palmer and discovers some of the most exciting projects pushing opera right to its limits. Show more
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In the Music Matters Lab, Tom Service investigates our short term musical memory with the help of psychologists from Goldsmiths, University of London. Show more
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch interviews composer Julian Anderson, and remembers choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan with the help of former dancer Viviana Durante and composer Brian Elias. Show more
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Tom Service meets the composer and accordionist Howard Skempton as he turns 70, and the conductor Martyn Brabbins as he starts his tenure at English National Opera. Show more
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch on music in the Catalonia crisis; also a new book about creativity and the brain; what the internet tells us about our musical lives; and the composer Uri Caine. Show more
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Breaking Free - A Century of Russian Culture: Tom Service meets controversial Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis. Show more
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Tom Service meets the conductor Bernard Haitink at his London home, previews Nico Muhly's new opera Marnie with the composer and talks to Simon Keenlyside and Zenaida Yanowsky. Show more
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As the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival celebrates its 40th year, Sara Mohr-Pietsch takes a snapshot of musical life in the West Yorkshire town. Show more
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Tom Service examines sexual harassment in classical music; also talks to Nancy November about her book 'Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna'. Show more
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Tom Service meets Mitsuko Uchida, recognised as one of the most influential pianists of her generation. Show more
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch investigates a crisis in traditional instrument building, and Jennifer Walshe muses on the delights and horrors of Christmas musical kitsch. Show more
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores what lies beneath Bach's music with pianists Angela Hewitt and Gabriela Montero, conductor Steven Devine, physicist Tara Shears and cellist David Watkin. Show more
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As part of New Year, New Music, Tom Service talks to the composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Show more
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An interview with pianist James Rhodes. Also, Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses in a new ROH production; and the Genesis Suite, a piece by composers exiled in America during WWII. Show more
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Tom Service meets Paul Lewis, one of the UK's leading pianists as he embarks on a landmark series of recitals exploring the music of Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms. Show more
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch meets the baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Tamara Stefanovich, and Kate Molleson explores Scots dialect in song. Show more
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Iceland's world-class musical exports belie its tiny population. Tom Service visits Reykjavik to discover the secret behind Iceland's thriving music scene. Show more
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In the light of recent revelations about sexual harassment in classical music, covered previously on Music Matters, Sara takes a look at the culture of leadership in orchestras. Show more
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to pianist Jeremy Denk. A discussion on casting diversity in opera today. Artist Setsuko Ono on how Cage's music inspires her. Show more
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Tom Service meets Christophe Rousset, the inspirational harpsichordist and conductor, founder of the period instrument ensemble Les Talens Lyriques. Show more
