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Tom Service explores the life and music of Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos, looks at the correspondence between Ravel and Vaughan Williams and talks to countertenor Iestyn Davies. Show more
Singers from the USA, Russia, South Korea and Austria compete to impress the judges for a place in the final. And counter-tenor Iestyn Davies gives his thoughts on each of the night’s performances. Show more
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Tim Rhys-Evans presents highlights from round one of the 2015 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, with singers from South Korea, Norway, Germany, Belarus and Ukraine competing. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Countertenor Iestyn Davies talks about playing Farinelli, plus actress Sheila Hancock, London Fashion Week and a review of Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. Presented by Kirsty Lang. Show more
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Its companion piece is the European premiere of A European Requiem, written in 2015 by the Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan. Show more
Jonathan Cohen directs period instrument ensemble Arcangelo, alongside a double choir and a stellar line-up of soloists, in Bach's choral masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion. Show more
