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Wagner 200
Tom Service visits Zurich to discuss the city's influence on Wagner.
Joyce DiDonato, Scottish Music, Mark Elder, Dutilleux Tribute
With mezzo Joyce DiDonato, defining Scottish music and staging Falstaff at Glyndebourne.
Aldeburgh Festival 2013
Tom Service visits Suffolk during preparations for a staging of Peter Grimes on the beach.
Michael Gove, The Full English, Forbidden Music
Michael Gove, the Full English and Forbidden Music - Jewish composers banned by the Nazis.
Music-Making in Cornwall
Tom Service explores music-making in Cornwall, from folk to George Lloyd and Graham Fitkin
Egypt
Suzy Klein travelled to Cairo to find out how Egypt's cultural identity is evolving.
Verdi and Wagner 200
Tom Service chairs a discussion from the Royal Opera House about Verdi and Wagner.
Sound of Cinema: Zbigniew Preisner
Tom Service interviews Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner.
Verdi 200
Tom Service discusses Verdi's reputation and influence since his death in 1901.
Robin Holloway, Fiona Shaw, Brass Band Competitions
Tom Service is joined by director Fiona Shaw and composer Robin Holloway.
Live from Free Thinking
Tom Service asks a panel of guests 'who's really in charge of the classical music world?'.
The Leonard Bernstein Letters, Joshua Rifkin, Andrew Carnegie
Radio 3's flagship classical music magazine programme.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks to Tom Service about his book on Bach.
Sir John Tavener
Tom Service pays tribute to composer Sir John Tavener with a recently-held interview.
Robert Levin, Hartmann, Balint Andras Varga
Petroc Trelawny talks to Robert Levin. Plus Hartmann's music and a book on composers.
Rosalyn Tureck, Hilliard Ensemble, Wagner on Screen, Mussorgsky
Tom Service with a portrait of pianist Rosalyn Tureck. Plus the Hilliard Ensemble at 40.
It's A Musical World!
In a special edition, Tom Service surveys the current state of musical theatre.
Christian Thielemann
Tom Service presents an extended interview with German conductor Christian Thielemann.
Steven Osborne, James Rhodes, Michael Kennedy, Music Hubs
Petroc Trelawny presents a live edition with guests Steven Osborne and James Rhodes.
Maria Joao Pires, David and Christopher Alden, Andris Nelsons
Presented by Tom Service. Including pianist Maria Joao Pires and conductor Andris Nelsons.
Pinchas Zukerman and John Berry. And Claudio Abbado remembered
With guests including Sir Clive Gillinson, Pinchas Zukerman and John Berry.
Brokeback Mountain, Andre Tchaikowsky
Tom Service talks to the creators of the new opera Brokeback Mountain.
John Lill at 70
Petroc Trelawny meets acclaimed pianist John Lill as he approaches his 70th birthday.
Rigoletto at ENO, Thea Musgrave
With Tom Service. Includes a review of Verdi's Rigoletto at ENO and composer Thea Musgrave
John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien, Venezuela, Christoph von Dohnanyi
Tom Service talks to John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien and Christoph von Dohnanyi.
Villa-Lobos, Ravel Correspondence, Iestyn Davies, Boulevard Solitude
Tom Service explores the life and music of Villa-Lobos and talks to Iestyn Davies.
CPE Bach, Rudolf Buchbinder, Jonathan Reekie, Robert Ashley
Petroc Trelawny on CPE Bach, and interviews with Rudolf Buchbinder and Jonathan Reekie.
Brigitte Fassbaender
Mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender talks to Tom Service about her life and career.
Live at Southbank Centre: The Future of Musical Criticism.
Live from London's Southbank Centre, a debate about the future of musical criticism.
Valentina Lisitsa, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Arnold Schoenberg
Tom Service talks to pianist Valentina Lisitsa and profiles Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
Arditti Quartet at 40, La Salle Quartet, Gluck in London, Miklos Perenyi
Presented by Tom Service. Featuring Irvine Arditti talking about the LaSalle Quartet.