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Sakari Oramo, MO Walsh, Witnesses, The creative process as art

Kirsty Lang talks to Sakari Oramo about conducting the first night of the Proms and to Louisianan novelist MO Walsh, and reviews Witnesses, a French thriller set in north France.

Kirsty Lang talks to the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra's Finnish conductor, Sakari Oramo, as they celebrate the 150th anniversary of Finland's great composer, Jean Sibelius, in the First Night of the Proms.

As artists like PJ Harvey, Mike Figgis and FKA Twigs allow members of the public to observe their creative process, Front Row examines what both artist and fan get out of the experience.

Viv Groskop reviews Witnesses, a 6 part French police thriller set in Northern France.

In the brutally hot capital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge a terrible crime is committed. A 14-year-old boy turned detective stumbles across a sinister world hidden behind the peaceful fa莽ade of the white picket fences of suburbia. Kirsty talks to M. O. Walsh about his new coming of age novel, My Sunshine Away,.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Sakari Oramo

    Duration: 08:13

  • Witnesses reviewed

    Duration: 04:19

  • Opening up the Creative Process

    Duration: 08:27

  • M.O. Walsh

    Duration: 06:15

First Night of the Proms

First Night of the Proms

Sakari Oramo conducts this year鈥檚 opening concert at the Royal Albert Hall tonight from 7.30pm. You can listen live 聽to the on 麻豆社 Radio 3.


Witnesses

Witnesses

begins on Channel 4 on Wednesday 22 July at 10pm.


M O Walsh

M O Walsh

My Sunshine Away by is out now.

Photo credit: Sam Gregory Photography.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest Sakari Oramo
Interviewed Guest Viv Groskop
Interviewed Guest MO Walsh

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  • Fri 17 Jul 2015 19:15

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