Latest News: Classical, Interview
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Víkingur Ólafsson on Philip Glass 16th February 2017James talks to Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson about his debut album on Deutsche Grammophon of music by Philip Glass.
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Gabriel Crouch on music from the time of Queen Mary 15th February 2017David talks to the director of choral ensemble Gallicantus about their latest album, the fascinatingly-titled 'Queen Mary's Big Belly'.
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Leonard Elschenbroich on Musica Nostalgica 9th February 2017The German cellist talks to Katherine about his disc of Schnittke, released on Onyx last month.
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Olivier Latry on 'Voyages' 7th February 2017The great French organist talks to David about his new recording of transcriptions on the organ of the Paris Philharmonie.
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Natalie Clein on Bloch, Ligeti & Dallapiccola 1st February 2017David talks to the cellist about her new disc of unaccompanied twentieth-century repertoire.
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Vasily Petrenko on Tchaikovsky 19th January 2017Katherine talks to the Russian conductor about his Tchaikovsky cycle with the Liverpool Philharmonic on Onyx.
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Renée Fleming on Distant Light 12th January 2017Katherine talks to the great American soprano about her eclectic new disc of Barber, Björk and Anders Hillborg, released last week on Decca.
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Lisa Batiashvili on Sibelius and Tchaikovsky 10th January 2017Katherine talks to the Georgian violinist about her recording of two of the most popular Romantic concertos - a Presto Disc of the Year.
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Alban Gerhardt on Rostropovich 4th January 2017Katherine talks to the cellist about his tribute to 'Slava', out now on Hyperion.
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Stephen Hough on Dvorak and Schumann 27th December 2016Katherine talks to the pianist about his award-winning pairing of two Romantic concerti.
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Jamie Barton on All Who Wander 20th December 2016Katherine talks to the American dramatic mezzo about her debut recital-disc of songs by Mahler, Sibelius and Dvorak.
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Wonderland, a new collaborative work by 13 contemporary composers 19th December 2016David talks to violinist Matthew Trusler about this new suite based on Lewis Carroll's most famous novel.
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Osmo Vänskä on Sibelius 14th December 2016Katherine talks to the Finnish conductor about his second Sibelius cycle on BIS - the final instalment of which was a Presto Disc of the Year.
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The King's Singers at Christmas 12th December 2016David talks to Jonathan Howard of the King's Singers about their new Christmas album.
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Franco Fagioli on Adriano in Siria 8th December 2016The Argentine countertenor talks to Katherine about singing the role of Farnaspe on Decca's new recording of Pergolesi's opera.
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Lucie Horsch on Vivaldi 1st December 2016The Dutch recorder-player talks to Katherine about her debut disc on Decca.
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Anne Sofie von Otter on So Many Things 17th November 2016The Swedish mezzo talks to Katherine about her eclectic new album with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, out now on Naïve.
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Graham Ross on 'Remembrance' 10th November 2016David talks to the musical director of Clare College choir about his new disc of Remembrance-themed choral works.
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Joyce DiDonato on 'In War and Peace' 3rd November 2016The great American mezzo answers our questions, on camera, about her 'most personal project to date'.
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John Rutter on his new violin concerto 3rd November 2016The popular British composer talks to David about his new album, featuring the world-premiere performance of his new violin concerto with strings and upper-voice choir.