Music Matters Podcast
1) Sir Mark Elder
Tom Service talks to Sir Mark Elder about the legacy that he is leaving behind him after 24 years as Music Director at the Hallé Orchestra. He talks to Tom about Charles Hallé and his mission to set ...Show More
2) Maria Joao Pires
Kate Molleson travels to the Belgais Center for Arts in rural eastern Portugal, to meet pianist Maria Joao Pires, who celebrates her 80th birthday this year. Among the low buildings, olive groves and ...Show More
3) Aurora Orchestra's Winterreise, Kerry Andrew, and Women at the Piano
Tom Service talks to pianist and writer, Susan Tomes, about her new book Women and the Piano - a History in 50 Lives. Those lives include well-known names today, from Clara Schumann to Nina Simone, bu...Show More
4) Joyce DiDonato, Caroline Potter on Boulez, Szymanowski's Harnasie
Presented by Tom Service. This week, Tom talks to the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato about her life in music, and her creative mission to challenge the status quo. From her work in refugee camp...Show More
5) Jeremy Denk and Missy Mazzoli
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to renowned American pianist, Jeremy Denk, ahead of his Wigmore Hall recital of Bach Partitas. He discusses his passion for Bach and the profound impact and connection he has w...Show More
6) Anna Meredith, Igor Levit
Tom Service talks to composer Anna Meredith as her soundtrack to the poetic British film The End We Start From, and starring Jodie Comer, is featuring in cinemas across the UK. She talks in detail abo...Show More
7) Tamara Stefanovich, Martin Hayes
Kate Molleson talks to pianist Tamara Stefanovich. A champion of 20th and 21st century music, Tamara explains her deep connection with the music of now, how global politics have shaped her life in mus...Show More
8) Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Alice Sara Ott, Bryce Dessner
Tom Service meets French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet during his recital tour where he performs both books of Debussy’s Préludes. His 1996 recording of the pieces has just been re-released on vinyl wi...Show More
9) Karita Mattila and Edgar Meyer
Tom Service meets Finnish soprano, Karita Mattila as she prepares for her role as Klytämnestra in Strauss’s Elektra at the Royal Opera House in London. She talks to him about the roles her voice now a...Show More
10) Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Tom Service speaks to the conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director of the Montreal Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is one of the starriest a...Show More