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Light at the end of the tunnel
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The Lark Ascending
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Tom Service talks to American composer Jonathan Leshnoff, and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first performance of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending. Show more
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How music sculpts memory
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Tom Service talks to writer Edmund de Waal about the relationship between music and literature. Show more
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Morton Feldman, My Life with Wagner
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Presented by Tom Service. Including a feature on American experimental composer Morton Feldman and a review of conductor Christian Thielemann's book My Life with Wagner. Show more
As we approach World Earth Day, Tom Service surveys the musical world's creative response to climate issues.
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Angela Gheorghiu, Mariss Jansons, La Traviata, Rossini
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François-Frédéric Guy
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On the sad news of the death of Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, we hear his interview for Music Matters from 2009. Show more
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Musical communication
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The 21st century comes of age
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Tom Service talks to composer Steve Reich at his home in the United States about the music of Bach, and composing a new work. He reviews the first two decades of the 21st century. Show more
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An organ fest for a silent Easter
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With churches closed and organs silent this Easter, Kate Molleson presents a Music Matters mini organ fest. Show more
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Roger Norrington
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Chicago: Yo-Yo Ma and Riccardo Muti
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Tom Service visits Chicago to talk to cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor Riccardo Muti about the role of classical music and musicians in the city. Show more
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Politics, possibilities and epiphanies
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Tom Service talks to violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, musician and composer Jessie Montgomery, conductor Vitali Alekseenok plus video-game opera with composer Brian Irvine. Show more
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Changing perspectives
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Sam Amidon; US-USSR ballet exchange; music streaming; lockdown postcards
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The Human Connection
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Music under threat in Kabul
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Kate Molleson hears from musicians in Kabul about new restrictions on singing by women, and marks World Autism Awareness Week with reflections on autism and music. Show more
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Jackie Kay, Meredith Monk and Virtual Nature
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Kate Molleson in conversation with Meredith Monk, Jackie Kay on pioneering blues singer Bessie Smith, plus how natural and musical soundscapes can affect wellbeing. Show more
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The secret life of musical instruments
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Kate Molleson speaks to conductor Donald Runnicles and visits Xenia Pestova Bennett to hear about her new album featuring a magnetic resonator piano. Show more