Cole, Harry and the masks of theatre

The Mask of Orpheus at ENO, The Letters of Cole Porter, and music charities in the UK.

• 44 mins

New York Special

Tom Service visits New York, a vibrant, breathing city with a rich culture and history.

• 44 mins

The essence of musical personality

Alison Balsom, music criticism in the digital era, and photos from Ronnie Scott's.

• 44 mins

The Future

Odaline de la Martinez, Alfred Brendel, and a lost work by Vaughan Williams

• 44 mins

The Future

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Cosmic Curiosity

Michael Tilson Thomas, music and 30 years of the Berlin Wall's fall, and Paul Hillier

• 44 mins

Mind, body and soul

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Cultural Choices and Musical Chalices...

Tom talks to pianist Yuja Wang and conductor Jaap van Zweden.

• 44 mins

Shifting cultures and musical crucibles

Australian Modernism in the 60s and 70s; Jonathan Dove; Lilian Hochhauser

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Jonathan Dove, Australian Modernism, Lilian Hochhauser

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Angela Gheorghiu, Mariss Jansons, La Traviata, Rossini

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

The 21st century comes of age

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

The World's Largest Island

Kate Molleson visits Greenland to explore the role of music for its communities today.

• 44 mins

Internationalism

Kate speaks to Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Chris Watson, Alasdair Roberts and Laura Tunbridge

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Internationalism

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Musical communion

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Choreographic, operatic and symphonic revelations

Tom Service speaks to Carlo Rizzi, Sir Mark Elder, and four leading conductors

• 43 mins

Revelations

Tom Service celebrates Opera Rara at 50 and Beethoven's symphonies at the Barbican.

• 44 mins

Roger Norrington

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Anna Thorvaldsdottir

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and the Oscar nominees for best original scores.

• 44 mins

Going with the flow

Kate Molleson discusses jazz legend Dave Brubeck and we hear from violinist Tasmin Little

• 44 mins

The secret life of musical instruments

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Fidelio

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Game-changers

Singer Lise Davidsen, Alice Farnham on women conductors, Glass's Einstein on the Beach.

• 44 mins

Vikingur Olafsson, ENO Figaro, Prokofiev operas

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Musical communication

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Music beyond the crisis

Conducting in Baroque Britain, and the further impact of coronavirus on musical life.

• 44 mins

François-Frédéric Guy

Tom Service talks to French pianist François-Frédéric Guy.

• 44 mins

An organ fest for a silent Easter

With churches closed and organs silent this Easter, Kate Molleson presents an organ fest.

• 44 mins

Ravi Shankar at 100

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Jonathan Biss, Elizabeth Kenny, Susanna Malkki and Cheer Up!

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Music and mental health

Kate Molleson explores music and mental health.

• 44 mins

Mark Anthony Turnage at 60

An interview with Mark-Anthony Turnage who turns 60. A new book on Copland's film scores.

• 44 mins

Will classical music survive Covid?

A debate on rebuilding the classical music industry after Covid-19. Tom Service presents.

• 44 mins

Mahler's 8th Symphony

A book on the Symphony of the Thousand, and how the Enlightenment affected concert halls.

• 44 mins

Covid-19’s impact on singing and teaching

Sarah Connolly campaigns for singers. Plus the effects of Covid-19 on music education.

• 44 mins

Race, equality and classical music

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Roll-up, roll-up! Live music’s back…

Tom Service examines developments in the musical world during an unprecedented summertime.

• 44 mins

Impossible music

Alex Ross on his book Wagnerism, and tenor Allan Clayton on the effects of Covid-19.

• 44 mins

Music changes lives - and changes lanes

Lawrence Power, Annilese Miskimmon, Jane Mitchell, National Alzheimer's Day

• 44 mins

Changing perspectives

Kate Molleson with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Stars and Strads

Tom Service with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Messages of hope...

Bang on a Can's marathon; Musicians in our time: Rakhi Singh; Covid and schools in England

• 44 mins

Live from Southbank Centre

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

A global temperature

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Classical music and climate change

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Disability and music

Tom Service takes a look at how the music industry deals with disability and its impact.

• 44 mins

Focus on freelance musicians

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Sam Amidon; US-USSR ballet exchange; music streaming; lockdown postcards

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

The Human Connection

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Creating music in isolation

Benjamin Grosvenor and the prophetic voice of Glenn Gould.

• 44 mins

The Lark Ascending

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Music and myth, silence and AI

A book on Arvo Pärt. Luminosity in music. Beethoven's curtailed celebrations.

• 44 mins

Light at the end of the tunnel

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Democracy from Wynton Marsalis

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

New Music Innovators from today... and the 19th Century

Pianist Piotr Anderszewski. Songs of Fanny Hensel. Maxim Vengerov education masterclasses.

• 44 mins

Jackie Kay, Meredith Monk and Virtual Nature

Kate Molleson talks to Meredith Monk, plus Jackie Kay on blues pioneer Bessie Smith.

• 44 mins

Girl power in the 1940s

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Uighur culture, Richard Tognetti, business models

Richard Tognetti. New relationship musicians-agents? The book Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam.

• 45 mins

How music sculpts memory

The relationships between the crafts of porcelain and contemporary composition.

• 44 mins

Anne Queffélec

Pianist Anne Queffelec; a book on France and trauma during wars; the Endellion Quartet.

• 44 mins

Sandrine Piau, Geraldine Mucha, Steven Isserlis

Tom Service speaks to soprano Sandrine Piau and cellist Steven Isserlis.

• 44 mins

Celebrating a Century of Astor Piazzolla

Using archive, family members and musicians who played with him. Also Isabelle Faust.

• 44 mins

The fierce joys of Spring

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Music under threat in Kabul

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Renaud Capuçon, Cecilia McDowall, Michael Spitzer

French violinist Renaud Capuçon talks about his new recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto.

• 44 mins

Stravinsky 50 - Reinventing Stravinsky!

Tom Service explores how the music of Stravinsky continues to resonate in today's world.

• 44 mins

A life in music

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Musical Ecosystems

Kate Molleson hears from violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and speaks to Benjamin Lapidus.

• 44 mins

The Conductors' Edition

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Dennis Brain, Anthony Payne, and music’s healing nature.

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Rhythm and tone: Dennis Brain, Anthony Payne and music’s healing nature

Tom Service looks at the influence of Dennis Brain in his centenary year.

• 44 mins

Breaking rules, making new forms...

Leif Ove Andsnes on Mozart. ROH hyper reality opera inspired by Shakespeare.

• 44 mins

Music in the Moment

Tom Service and pianist Stephen Hough discuss living in the moment during performance

• 44 mins

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax join Tom Service to talk about their new Beethoven recording.

• 44 mins

Coventry UK City of Culture 2021

Kate Molleson celebrates musical life in Coventry as UK City of Culture 2021.

• 44 mins

Musical Strength

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Sensory deprivation, musical revelation

Caroline Shaw, Franz Welser-Most and Grant Llewellyn.

• 44 mins

Politics, possibilities and epiphanies

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Jessie Montgomery, Vitali Alekseenok and video-game opera.

• 44 mins

Lars Vogt, King Lear, Louis Andriessen

Lars Vogt on fighting cancer. Grange Festival's King Lear. Tribute to Louis Andriessen.

• 44 mins

Writers on Music

Kate Molleson explores how music shapes the work of some of today's greatest writers.

• 44 mins

Musical Connection

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Music Under Restriction

Tom Services examines whether classical music has managed to rebuild itself after Covid.

• 44 mins

Music and Activism

Pianist Igor Levit talks to Tom Service about life as a musician and political activist.

• 44 mins

Contains Strong Language

Kate Molleson presents a live edition from the BBC's Strong Language Festival in Coventry.

• 44 mins

Steve Reich at 85

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

José Serebrier

Conductor José Serebrier and book An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre

• 44 mins

Minimalism, Laurence Crane at 60 & Nina Simone's Gum

Kate Molleson with Warren Ellis and composer, Laurence Crane.

• 44 mins

Life, Music, Silence

Bernard Haitink, higher education in music, Nathalie Stutzmann and Sibelius.

• 44 mins

The music of memory

A book on memory loss by a flautist; and Turnage's new piece. Wagner's 'new' symphony.

• 44 mins

Music and the Environment

Tom Service explores music and climate change as world leaders gather for COP26.

• 44 mins

Between tradition and evolution in Scotland

Piping competition, a new music centre in Edinburgh, School of Scottish Studies archive.

• 44 mins

Manchester Camerata at The Monastery in Gorton

Tom Service visits the new home of the Manchester Camerata in the Monastery in Gorton.

• 44 mins

André Rieu, Pavel Kolesnikov, Gold.Berg.Werk

Tom Service's guests include 'King of the Waltz' André Rieu, and pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.

• 44 mins

60 years of West Side Story: Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece

As we celebrate the iconic 1961 film, we explore Spielberg's new take on West Side Story.

• 44 mins

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn

Tom Service talks to actor and singer Lin-Manuel Miranda and soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn.

• 44 mins

Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Lebanon

Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and composer Jake Heggie in conversation.

• 44 mins

Eric Whitacre, Unsuk Chin, Clemency Burton-Hill

Composers Eric Whitacre and Unsuk Chin, plus a look ahead to arts events in 2022.

• 44 mins

Conducting today, Takacs Quartet, voice loss

How conductors work their magic today, and voice loss.

• 44 mins