Music Matters Podcast
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
Episodes to download
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Dobrinka Tabakova, CBSO School, Symphonies of 1933
Sat 28 Jan 2023
Tom Service talks to composer Dobrinka Tabakova and visits the new Shireland CBSO Academy.
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Ailish Tynan, older people and music, Beethoven in Russia, UK Music diversity report
Sat 26 Nov 2022
Kate Molleson speaks to Irish soprano Ailish Tynan at home.
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Alice Sara Ott, Climate Change, and Qatar
Sat 19 Nov 2022
The pianist Alice Sara Ott, Classical music and Climate Change, and culture in Qatar.
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Tine Thing Helseth, London Jazz Festival and Arts Council England Funding
Sat 12 Nov 2022
The latest news and features from the classical music world.
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Katia and Marielle Lab猫que
Sat 5 Nov 2022
Tom Service in conversation with Katia and Marielle Lab猫que.
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Music theatre and the art of melancholy
Sat 29 Oct 2022
Tom Service talks to director Netia Jones and countertenor Iestyn Davies.
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Rachel Podger
Sat 22 Oct 2022
Tom Service joins violinist Rachel Podger for a walk in the Brecon Beacons.
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Music and Mental Health
Sat 8 Oct 2022
Tom Service with a special programme to mark World Mental Health Day.
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The musical life of Blackpool
Sat 9 Jul 2022
Tom Service visits Blackpool to find out about its rich musical heritage.
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Music in a changing world
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Tom Service and his guests discuss the big topics affecting the music industry in 2022.
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Tyshawn Sorey, Esther Abrami, Alma Deutscher, John Mauceri
Sat 11 Jun 2022
Tom Service talks to Tyshawn Sorey, plus John Mauceri on his new book The War on Music.
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Sir Bryn Terfel
Sat 4 Jun 2022
Tom Service talks to Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel about his extraordinary career.
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Freddie De Tommaso, Andre J Thomas
Sat 28 May 2022
Tom Service talks to tenor Freddie De Tommaso and choral director Andr茅 J Thomas.
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Michael Tilson Thomas, Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers
Sat 21 May 2022
Kate Molleson visits Glyndebourne Festival Opera to hear about Ethel Smyth鈥檚 The Wreckers.
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Vaughan Williams Today
Sat 14 May 2022
Tom Service with a Vaughan Williams special to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Martin Fr枚st, SongPath, Beckett and Russia
Sat 16 Apr 2022
The latest news and features from the classical music world.
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Bobby McFerrin, Mari Kalkun, The Handmaid's Tale
Sat 2 Apr 2022
Tom Service talks to virtuoso vocalist Bobby McFerrin, plus The Handmaid's Tale in opera.
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Ludovico Einaudi, Peter Grimes, Anna Clyne
Sat 19 Mar 2022
Sara Mohr-Pietsch hears from members of a new production of Britten's opera Peter Grimes.
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Art centres, Giovanni Antonini, Opera and food
Sat 26 Feb 2022
Tom Service asks if the future of music venues and cultural hotspots is big or small.
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Beatrice Rana, The Ordering of Moses, Claude Debussy and Emma Bardac
Sat 19 Feb 2022
Beatrice Rana talks about her immersion in Beethoven's late piano sonatas during lockdown.
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Holding onto Musical Traditions
Sat 5 Feb 2022
Sara Mohr-Pietsch finds out about The Covid Variations: A Piano Drama at Birmingham Rep.
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Tabea Zimmermann, Femi Elufowoju jr, Maria Yudina
Sat 22 Jan 2022
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to viola virtuoso Tabea Zimmermann, plus Verdi's Rigoletto.
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Jamie Barton, Jake Heggie, Lebanon
Sat 18 Dec 2021
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and composer Jake Heggie in conversation.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Llewellyn
Sat 11 Dec 2021
Tom Service talks to actor and singer Lin-Manuel Miranda and soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn.
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Andr茅 Rieu, Pavel Kolesnikov, Gold.Berg.Werk
Sat 27 Nov 2021
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
Sat 20 Nov 2021
Tom Service visits the new home of the Manchester Camerata in the Monastery in Gorton.
Knock on wood 鈥� six stunning wooden concert halls around the world
Steel and concrete can't beat good old wood to produce the best sounds for music.
The evolution of video game music
Tom Service traces the rise of an exciting new genre, from bleeps to responsive scores.
Why music can literally make us lose track of time
Try our psychoacoustic experiment to see how tempo can affect your timekeeping abilities.
