Music Matters Episodes Available now
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Conducting today, Takacs Quartet, voice loss
How conductors work their magic today, and voice loss.
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Eric Whitacre, Unsuk Chin, Clemency Burton-Hill
Composers Eric Whitacre and Unsuk Chin, plus a look ahead to arts events in 2022.
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Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Lebanon
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and composer Jake Heggie in conversation.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn
Tom Service talks to actor and singer Lin-Manuel Miranda and soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn.
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60 years of West Side Story: Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 masterpiece
As we celebrate the iconic 1961 film, we explore Spielberg's new take on West Side Story.
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Andr茅 Rieu, Pavel Kolesnikov, Gold.Berg.Werk
Tom Service's guests include 'King of the Waltz' Andr茅 Rieu, and pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.
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Manchester Camerata at The Monastery in Gorton
Tom Service visits the new home of the Manchester Camerata in the Monastery in Gorton.
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Between tradition and evolution in Scotland
Piping competition, a new music centre in Edinburgh, School of Scottish Studies archive.
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Music and the Environment
Tom Service explores music and climate change as world leaders gather for COP26.
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The music of memory
A book on memory loss by a flautist; and Turnage's new piece. Wagner's 'new' symphony.