Sara Mohr-Pietsch discusses the life of Benjamin Britten with academics Gerard McBurney and Marina Frolova-Walker. Plus a report from the Ruhrtriennale in north west Germany. Show more
Petroc Trelawny, with mezzo-soprano Ann Murray in conversation. Plus a new book about musical culture in Stalin's Soviet Union and Julian Lloyd Webber on the Music Matters Soapbox. Show more
Tom Service presents a portrait of pianist Rosalyn Tureck. Plus vocal group the Hilliard Ensemble at 40, Wagner as portrayed on screen and a book on Mussorgsky and his circle. Show more
Tom Service reviews a new production of Cavalli's opera L'Ormindo, learns about a new conducting course for women and surveys the life and music of composer Alexander Scriabin. Show more