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Get Playing with Marin Alsop, David Baddiel and our Champions

  • Comedian, writer and presenter extraordinaire...not to mention a keen musician, David's here to inspire you to get playing.

  • The world famous maestro conducts the Virtual Orchestra.

Get Playing Champions

Meet the people helping to champion Get Playing with audiences across the UK. Together we're uniting a nationwide community of amateur music-makers.

  • This Live Lounge host is no stranger to live music, now it's her turn to play the notes.

  • This One Show reporter is dusting the cobwebs off her cello and learning to play once more.

  • This voice of 大象传媒 Radio Scotland is ready to release his inner musician.

  • He's a radio presenter and Church of England vicar who can already play the saxophone and clarinet. Now, he's adding organ to the list.

  • The globally celebrated conductor is judging the orchestras on the 大象传媒's Great Orchestra Challenge.

  • She's the face of 大象传媒 Proms with a Strictly sparkle in her step.

  • This opera singing radio presenter is learning not one, not two, but five instruments for Get Playing!

  • She's a rhythm loving DJ from Manchester who'll be hitting the drums hard.

  • He brings you the best of 大象传媒 local radio, now follow Mark as he rediscovers his passion for playing piano.

  • This Radio Cymru presenter has always loved a challenge. Now, he鈥檚 picking up a cornet for the first time since he was 11 years old.

  • Mae鈥檙 cyflwynydd Radio Cymru yma wrth ei fodd gyda her. Mae am geisio chwarae鈥檙 cornet am y tro cyntaf ers iddo fod yn 11oed鈥�

  • He's picked up the sticks once more and with the help of a few friends he's going to drum up a rhythmic treat.

  • This multi-lingual reporter is re-connecting with her multi-instrumental musical youth.

  • This 5 live presenter's performance of Bring me Sunshine was something to behold. Now she's getting her musical mojo back.

  • He's a promoter, performer and presenter, and now he's swapping air guitar for the real deal.

  • They are swapping meteorological instruments for musical ones with the help of The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales (NOW).

  • He's a producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral composer - and he's here to teach you some serious guitar techniques.

  • This world renowned double-bassist is mentoring the orchestras in the 大象传媒's Great Orchestra Challenge.

  • He's a classical pianist with a rock-star attitude and he's here to inspire you with his Get Playing Masterclass.

  • This breakfast presenter begun learning the piano at the age of fifty - and once had a lesson from Lang Lang.

  • She's the voice of Radio 3's Essential Classics, now she's looking to perfect her paradiddle (with glowing drumsticks in hand).