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Music without compromise

Tom meets Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, and a reflection on the extraordinary legacy of Nadia Boulanger from some of her pupils.

Tom meets Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili. As she performs music in the studio by Schubert and Bach, Khatia describes the essential vulnerability of stage performance and the vital role played by her audiences.

As Kristiina Poska finishes a run of Lehar's Merry Widow in London, the conductor explains how she came into the profession through the singing traditions of her homeland, Estonia.

As the Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra's Total Immersion on Lili and Nadia Boulanger gets underway at the Barbican, some of Nadia's students reflect on her extraordinary influence. With archive of Boulanger herself, and contributions from the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, pianists Robert Levin and Joan Havill, and composers Charles Fox and Joseph Horovitz.

And the environmental impact of our listening habits, with musician and researcher Matt Brennan.

Photo credit: Julia Wesley

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44 minutes

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Sat 6 Apr 2019 11:45

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  • Sat 6 Apr 2019 11:45

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