Classical Interviews
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Kirill Gerstein on Scriabin
7th Nov 2017
David talks to the pianist about his recent recording of Scriabin's Piano Concerto with Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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The King's Singers at 50
2nd Nov 2017
As the group prepare to celebrate their half-century, Katherine talks to countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright about their commemorative recording GOLD, out tomorrow on Signum.
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Hannu Lintu on Sibelius
25th Oct 2017
Katherine talks to the conductor about his new recording of Tapiola, En Saga & eight songs in new orchestrations by Aulis Sallinen.
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Noa Wildschut on Mozart
17th Oct 2017
Rising star Noa Wildschut - a protégée of Anne-Sophie Mutter - talks to David about her debut disc, an all-Mozart programme with pianist Yoram Ish-Hurwitz and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra under Gordan Nikolić.
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Marina Rebeka on Amor fatale
16th Oct 2017
The Latvian soprano, who opens as Norma at the Metropolitan Opera tonight, talks to Katherine about her new album of arias from Rossini's tragic operas.
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Lost is my Quiet
12th Oct 2017
Katherine talks to Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies and Joseph Middleton about their new album of duets by Purcell/Britten, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Quilter.
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Xavier Sabata on Catharsis
9th Oct 2017
Ahead of his Wigmore Hall debut tonight, the countertenor talks to Katherine about his career and the inspirations behind this evening's programme (which was released on Aparté earlier this year).
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George Li – Live at the Mariinsky
4th Oct 2017
David talks to the Chinese-American pianist about his debut recording on Warner Classics, featuring Chopin, Haydn, Liszt and Rachmaninov.
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George Li – Live at the Mariinsky
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Ned Bigham on Staffa
3rd Oct 2017
The composer shares his thoughts on his new album of orchestral works, inspired by four very different islands.
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Ilker Arcayürek on Schubert
27th Sep 2017
The up-and-coming tenor talks to Katherine about his career to date and Der Einsame, out this month on Champs Hills Records.
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Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn
25th Sep 2017
The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Barbara Hannigan on Crazy Girl Crazy
20th Sep 2017
Katherine talks to the Canadian soprano about her bold new album juxtaposing Gershwin, Berg and Berio, in which she both sings and directs the Ludwig Orchestra.
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John Butt on Monteverdi's Vespers 1610
18th Sep 2017
John Butt talks to David about his new recording of Monteverdi's majestic Vespers with the Dunedin Consort and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy on Rachmaninov and the Philharmonia
12th Sep 2017
As the first instalment of a new symphonic cycle is released on Signum, the great pianist and conductor talks to Katherine about a composer and orchestra which have played a seminal role in his career.
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Bob Chilcott on All Good Things
11th Sep 2017
David talks to composer Bob Chilcott about his new album of jazz-infused choral works with Oxford chamber choir Commotio, released last week.
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Boris Giltburg on Rachmaninov
7th Sep 2017
The Russian-born Israeli pianist talks to Katherine about his recording of the Second Piano Concerto, out tomorrow on Naxos.
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Michael Spyres on Espoir
5th Sep 2017
The American tenor talks to Katherine about his tribute to the pioneering French tenor Gilbert Duprez, out on Friday on Opera Rara.
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Jayson Gillham on Medtner and Rachmaninov
31st Aug 2017
The Australian pianist talks to Katherine about the two Russian concertos which feature on his new recording with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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Joyce El-Khoury on Écho
28th Aug 2017
The Lebanese-Canadian soprano talks to Katherine about her tribute to the French singer Julie Dorus-Gras, out next week on Opera Rara.
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Louise Alder on Strauss Lieder
24th Aug 2017
The award-winning young British soprano talks to us about her debut solo recording, 'Through Life and Love', out now on Orchid Classics.
