17/12/2011
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day...
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel; adored and admired around the world talks about his extraordinary virtuosity and plays live.
Kevin Volans
South African composer, Kevin Volans, talks about street-music and Zulu lullabies; Liszt and Karlheinz Stockhausen; and the strange commissioning prejudices of music-festival directors.
Jarvis Cocker
One of popular music's most honest and pithy songwriters has just published a book of his lyrics. He talks to Sarfraz Manzoor about happiness, awkwardness and poetry
Angela Gheorghiu
The Soprano Angela Gheorghiu discusses growing up in Ceausescu's Romania, how she looks after her voice and her response to audiences who boo.
John Rutter
Intimately associated with Christmas carols, he talks about his composing career.
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- Sat 17 Dec 2011 11:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Mon 19 Dec 2011 04:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online