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On The Arts Hour Backstage, Nikki Bedi enjoys behind the scenes access at LSO St. Luke鈥檚 the home of experimental contemporary music during a rehearsal of the 大象传媒 Radio 3 Open Ear concert.
For this edition of this occasional series in which she meets young musicians at the forefront of pioneering music Nikki talks to S茅verine Ballon, the French cellist who likes to create new innovative sounds with her instrument.
Australian Joseph Havlat explains why he plays a toy piano alongside a multi-thousand pound, traditional grand,
The four piece Hermes Experiment talk about Joel Rust鈥檚 piece Pack of Orders which is based on the work of early 20th century Russian poet Aleksei Gastev and which incorporates water, a hairclip, a metronome and a pair of milk frothers alongside the sounds of the more conventional double bass, clarinet, harp and soprano
And Anton Lukoszevieze director of the now, 20-year-old initiative Apartment House talks about Lituanian born Julius Aglinska鈥檚 extraordinarily beautiful String Quartet.

(Photo shows The Hermes Experiment (c) 大象传媒)