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Classical musician & yogina ELENA URIOSTE picks the five tracks she will meet in Hell.Elena is a world class violinist, having appeared as a featured soloist with orchestras around the world. She is also a yoga master, and has combined her two worlds to co-create Intermission - a yoga programme designed for musicians.Elena talked to us about life as a classical musician, dished the dirt on the very famous composer who bores her, and introduced us to the most powerful dark magician we have ever encountered, earwormancer Jurassic Joe.Listen to Elena on SpotifyWatch Elena on the Proms 2023 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales hereHead to patreon.com/hellishpod to access episodes early and ad free, where you will find out which artists our guests will meet in Hell. You'll also get our two pilot episodes, and a bunch of other stuff depending which tier you pick - including the chance to come and work for Hell's H.R. department! If you just want to be nice/bribe your way out of Hell then you can also tip us over at ko-fi.com/hellishpodHellish now has a bookshop, where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Help us out by ordering from us!Find us on Spotify to hear the songs on Elena's Infernal Playlist in full, as well as the Ultimate Infernal Playlist which combines the choices of every damned soul we've met so far.You can find us/beg for absolution on social media...Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellish_podThreads: https://www.threads.net/@hellish_podFacebook: www.facebook.com/hellishpodcastBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/hellishpod.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/hellishpodTikTok: www.tiktok.com/hellishpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eine neue CD vom BBC National Orchestra of Wales - vorgestellt auf NDR Kultur.

Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård is in his first season as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra and has held that title with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra since 2018.   Between 2012 and 2018, he served as Principal Conductor of BBC National Orchestra of Wales after stepping down as Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.He has appeared with all the major orchestras in Europe.He is also a familiar figure in Scandinavia, with such orchestras as Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Danish National Symphony, Royal Danish Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony and Helsinki Philharmonic.For the Royal Danish Opera, he has led Die Walküre, Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Bohème, Cunning little vixen and Rossini's Viaggio a Reims.

A rarity from Wales (a Welsh rare-bit?), Grace Williams's orchestral piece Penillion surprises, delights and has an epic grandeur. It's terrific stuff and I think you'll love it! Listening time 25 mins (podcast, 7', Music 18')   Music here on Youtube played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes What do you think? Tell me with a comment at www.cacophonyonline.com! I'd love to hear from you!   If you'd like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways:   – help with the costs of running it (and me) with a one-off contribution  or with a regular payment at ko-fi.com. https://ko-fi.com/cacophonyonline – share this episode with someone you know – share the 100 second trailer: http://cacophonyonline.com/trailer – subscribe/ review and keep listening!   More episodes at: www.cacophonyonline.com/     Thanks for listening!

In Episode 76, Patrick chats to Vanessa Wilson-Best about current matters in music education, and she gives an overview of the forthcoming Great Escape Festival's Music Education Conference.Composer-in-association with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Gavin Higgins, introduces the BBC's Young Composer Competition.And Dr Anthony Anderson explores his recent RiME presentation, looking at the ‘telescoping' of KS3 curricula down from three years to two. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.https://greatescapefestival.com/conference/music-education-2023/https://tinyurl.com/bbcyoungcomposercompetition23© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Claire Victoria Roberts is a composer, vocalist, and violinist, who blurs the boundaries of jazz, contemporary, and singer-songwriter genres. She collaborates, as an artist, with musicians from classical, jazz, and folk spheres, drawing upon her diverse influences and melding styles together: through improvised vocals, contemporary classical timbres, and melody-driven compositions. Her work has been performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Psappha Ensemble, cellist Oliver Coates, Opra Cymru, Uproar Ensemble, Solem Quartet, and The Carice Singers. She has collaborated as a violinist and improvising vocalist with Camden Symphony Orchestra, Sherman Theatre, New Voices Choir, Morley Arts Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Festival, and Sherman Theatre. As a composer, she has been commissioned by Cheltenham Festival, Presteigne Festival, MusicFest, and the Wigmore Hall. As a jazz vocalist, Claire has performed at festivals across the UK and abroad including Brecon jazz, Marsden jazz, and Begues jazz (Cataluna). 2021 saw the release of her E.P. 'NOIR', alongside the Treske Quartet, interpreting the melancholy, cynical lyrics of her chosen jazz and chanson material. Claire won the Welsh Music Guild's Young Composer award in 2022, was awarded a Jerwood Arts composer award in 2021, is the Winner of a Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize 2019-2020, as well as 2017 winner of the Mathias Composition prize, and 2019 winner of a Francis Chagrin award. She has been broadcast on Radio 3, Radio Wales, and Radio Cymru. In this episode, Claire shares her background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Betsy Jolas, Bonis, Boulanger, Holmès: Poètesses Symphoniques” (La Dolce Volta) by Orchestre National de Metz / David Reiland,  “Augusta Read Thomas: Dream Catcher” (Nimbus) by Clarissa Bevilacqua, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Vimbayi Kaziboni, “Lotta Wennäkoski: Sigla; Flounce; Sedecim” (Ondine) by Sivan Magan, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Collon, “Coin of the Realm” (Cosmology Records) by John D'earth, “The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse” (HighNote) by Jeremy Pelt, and “All The Way” (Ubuntu) by Five-Way Split.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Best 60 Jazz Podcasts   Episode 108 Deezer Playlist   “Betsy Jolas, Bonis, Boulanger, Holmès: Poètesses Symphoniques” (La Dolce Volta) Orchestre National de Metz / David Reiland https://open.spotify.com/album/6n0jgxOIzx0Zqkpoi3ZGYx https://music.apple.com/us/album/poétesses-symphoniques/1656949534   “Augusta Read Thomas: Dream Catcher” (Nimbus) Clarissa Bevilacqua, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Vimbayi Kaziboni https://open.spotify.com/album/5b4bsHCv07K9mbQXbSzrbI https://music.apple.com/us/album/augusta-read-thomas-dream-catcher/1645355662   “Lotta Wennäkoski: Sigla; Flounce; Sedecim” (Ondine) Sivan Magan, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Collon https://open.spotify.com/album/4ZxaKqySfOMJbmlz0AnWnu https://music.apple.com/us/album/lotta-wennäkoski-sigla/1667572271   “Coin of the Realm” (Cosmology Records)  John D'earth https://open.spotify.com/album/4clE8rRreaHqXayuWxxnFP https://music.apple.com/us/album/coin-of-the-realm/1668710873   “The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse” (HighNote) trumpet ballads w/strings, 3/10/2023 Jeremy Pelt https://open.spotify.com/album/1n106LRjOdLx8hJGpnNKPo https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=Jeremy%20Pelt   “All The Way” (Ubuntu)  Five-Way Split https://open.spotify.com/album/3v2wT8NfMF1Nzt7FJBG8F0 https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-way/1663497128   Be sure to check out these other podcasts:  "SOMETHING came from Baltimore"   Jazz, blues, and R&B interviews from Tom Gouker. Famous Interviews and Neon Jazz  Features a wide range of artists, musicians, writers, creatives and business folks from around the globe.   "Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard" Johnny Valenzuela and Tony Habra look at several versions of the same Jazz standard each week, play snippets from each version, discuss the history of the original and the different versions.    

Arnaud Wassmer accueille l'auteur et dramaturge Stéphane Michaka, à l'origine du conte symphonique environnemental "L'Île des Jamais Trop Tard" dont la musique est signée par la compositrice galloise Sarah Lianne Lewis. - "Conte musical et fable animalière, L'Île des Jamais Trop Tard nous plonge dans l'esprit d'une jeune fille confrontée à la menace climatique. Un piano, un orchestre symphonique et une comédienne s'unissent pour raconter cette histoire. Une fable pas si éloignée du réel – pour mesurer les enjeux et nous frayer un chemin vers l'avenir. Un récit imagé accessible aux petits et aux grands, un orchestre qu'il faut contenir comme un bestiaire tonitruant, et un piano qui fait le pont entre tous... Tels sont les ingrédients du conte musical que nous avons rêvé, Sarah Lianne Lewis et moi." Stéphane Michaka - Avec le soutien de la Fondation Daniel & Nina Carasso. Co-Commande du Consoritum créatif, du BBC National Orchestra of Wales et de La Seine Musicale.

The Emmy and BAFTA-nominated Bleeding Fingers Music team, headed by Hans Zimmer, delivers an ethereal and powerful soundtrack featuring the vocals of AURORA and backed by the Reykjavík Recording Choir and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The 3-note leitmotif from the opening theme is slowly varied and carried by the waves of shifting harmonies supported by crystalline strings, metallic percussion, and contemplative brass. On the second album, the sound becomes more defined with the themes establishing themselves whilst the swirling and pulsating orchestral sound intermittently supports and drowns them.Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Welcome to episode 45 of Vapour Trails Never expose to hot vehicles   Produced by Mark Herbert   Playlist   The Lovely Eggs– I, Moron (feat. Iggy Pop) Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 – Ola (with BBC National Orchestra of Wales) Jim Jones All Stars – It's Your Voodoo Working (feat. Nikki Hill) Le Tigre – Hot Topic SAKURAN-ZENSEN – Rock in Roll The Damned – Smash It Up Fake Fruit – No Mutuas The Gun Club – Hearts Sorry – Step Mustafa Ozkent – Uskudara Giderken The Mysterines – Dangerous Deep Throat Choir – Uvas Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg – Bonnie & Clyde Hugo Race & The True Spirit – LSD is Dead Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Bike Lane Two Door Cinema Club – Everybody's Cool Sports Team – The Drop Squid – G.S.K. Gruff Rhys – Candylion Longstone – Risaikuru Soil Machines (radio edit) Donny Hathaway – I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know Porter Wagoner – The Rubber Room Harry Howard – 1000 Yard Stare David Sylvian – Late Night Shopping Giant Sand – Chunk of Coal Low – Monkey Judee Sill – Crayon Angels Mary Lattimore – Hello from the Edge of the Earth

The American conductor Ryan Bancroft joins us on the Classical Post podcast today, where we speak about his new appointment as the Chief Conductor Designate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Beginning in the 23/24 season, it's a very important role at one of Europe's premier orchestras. Growing up in California, Ryan made his way to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he discovered conducting. He then shot into the spotlight in 2018 when he won the prestigious Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen. He was appointed Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 2019, won the RPS Conductor Award in 2020, and now is appointed Chief Conductor Designate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. — Classical Post uncovers the creativity that exists behind great music. Dive into meaningful conversations with leading artists in the world today. Based in New York City, Classical Post is a touchpoint for tastemakers. Visit our website for exclusive editorial and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to be notified of new content. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok. Classical Post is an ambassador for NED, a wellness company. Get 15% off their products like CBD oil and many other health-based products by using our code CLASSICALPOST at checkout.

This episode is part of our series in collaboration with the hosts of the Classical Gabfest Podcast - conductors Tiffany Lu, William White, and Kensho Watanabe. Please go check out their show, and their episode featuring us! -- Emerging onto the international stage, Kensho Watanabe is fast becoming one of the most exciting and versatile young conductors to come out of the United States. Recently recognized as a recipient of a Career Assistance Award by the Solti Foundation U.S, Kensho will make his Metropolitan Opera debut next season, conducting Kevin Puts' The Hours. Assistant Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra from 2016 to 2019, Kensho made his critically acclaimed subscription debut with the Orchestra and pianist, Daniil Trifonov, taking over from his mentor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He would continue on to conduct four subscription concerts with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2019, in addition to debuts at the Bravo! Vail Festival and numerous concerts at the Mann and Saratoga Performing Arts Centres. Recent highlights include Kensho's debuts with the London Philharmonic and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestras, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Rhode Island Philharmonic as well as his Finnish debut with the Jyväskylä Sinfonia. Kensho has also enjoyed collaborations with the Houston Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Brussels Philharmonic and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, and the Orchestre Metropolitain in Montreal. Equally at home in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, Watanabe has led numerous operas with the Curtis Opera Theatre, most recently Puccini's La rondine in 2017 and La bohème in 2015. Additionally, he served as assistant conductor to Yannick Nézet-Séguin on a new production of Strauss' Elektra at Montréal Opera. This season, Watanabe will conduct Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy. Watanabe has previously been the inaugural conducting fellow of the Curtis Institute of Music from 2013 to 2015, under the mentorship of Nézet-Séguin. An accomplished violinist, Watanabe received his master of music degree from the Yale School of Music and served as a substitute violinist in The Philadelphia Orchestra from 2012 to 2016. -- We're super excited to announce that we're piloting a database of opportunities for creatives like you! The database features scholarships, grants, internships, & more. It will be updated monthly with new links, opportunities, and deadlines. All you have to do to access the database is sign up for our newsletter at creativebaggagepodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/creative-baggage/support

Front Row comes from Cardiff this evening. Joining presenter Huw Stephens to play live in the studio is Welsh musician Carwyn Ellis, who has been collaborating with Brazilian musicians and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Huw also looks closely at The Rules of Art?, an exhibition at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, which sets out the classical hierarchy of art, then challenges this by juxtaposing works spanning 500 years, from a Botticelli Virgin and Child, to a recent photograph by Helen Muspratt of a mother and child in Merthyr Tydfil. Rosemary Baker talks about her powerful film, Lesbian, that focuses on that word. It has been shortlisted for The Iris Prize for short films made by LGBT+ artists, awarded every year in Cardiff. And Huw sends an audio postcard from Port Talbot, the town which produced Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen, and boasts a Banksy, too. Presenter: Huw Stephens Producer: Julian May Photo: Carwyn Ellis Photo credit: Paul Kelly

Welcome back! Today Hattie and Rebecca speak with concert pianist Clare Hammond about her experience with generalised anxiety disorder, post-natal depression and how these experiences have lead Clare to performances in schools and prisons. They speak about managing a mental illness as a musician, how it might feel to inhabit a prolonged period of darkness, how and whether to communicate struggle with audiences and Clare's work within prisons. Find Clare's article for Classical Music UK about music in prisons hereFind Changing Tunes for music in prisons hereClare's websiteFollow Clare on TwitterFollow us on TwitterSupport the podcast if you can and buy us a coffee!More about ClareAcclaimed as a “pianist of extraordinary gifts” (Gramophone) and “immense power” (The Times), Clare Hammond is recognised for the virtuosity and authority of her performances. In 2016, she won the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Young Artist Award' in recognition of outstanding achievement and in 2020 she was engaged to perform at the International Piano Series (Southbank Centre).  Performances during the pandemic included recitals for the Wigmore Hall and Aldeburgh Music, a live recital broadcast for BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts from St David's Cardiff, and broadcast recordings of Moussa and Carwithen with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Geoffrey Paterson) and BBC Concert Orchestra (Gavin Sutherland). During 2020-21, Clare was engaged to perform with the Britten Sinfonia (Ryan Wigglesworth), Sinfonia Varsovia (Jacek Kaspszyk), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Christoph Altstaedt) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Dalia Stasevska). In recent seasons, she has performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (Vasily Petrenko), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Jacek Kaspszyk), and Philharmonia (Jamie Phillips).  Clare gave the world premiere of Uncoiling The River by Kenneth Hesketh with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Martyn Brabbins) and released the Complete Keyboard Works of Myslivecek with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Nicholas McGegan) for BIS Records in 2019. Clare's discs for BIS have been widely praised with her latest, Variations, receiving extensive critical approval. The disc was commended for its “shimmering pianism and lightly-worn virtuosity” (BBC Music Magazine) and “artistry of the highest order” (Musical Opinion), while Crescendo (Belgium) hailed her as “one of the most exploratory pianistic personalities of our time”. Clare's discography includes world premiere recordings of over twenty works.  Clare completed a BA at Cambridge University, where she obtained a double first in music, and undertook postgraduate study with Ronan O'Hora at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Sir Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning play Leopoldstadt closed because of Covid in March 2020. Tomorrow it returns to the same stage and the same cast will tell again the story a Jewish family, in Vienna in the first half of the 20 century. They fled the pogroms in the East and later suffered terribly under Nazi rule. The plot has parallels with Stoppard's own family - all four of Stoppard's grandparents perished in concentration camps. He talks about returning to the theatre, if he has revised the play in the interregnum, and if he is tempted to revisit his earlier plays. We hear from the first of the five museums and galleries shortlisted for the prestigious £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021. This year's prize will reflect the resilience and imagination of museums during the pandemic, and today we hear from Catherine Hemelryck from the Centre of Contemporary Art in Derry-Londonderry. Ryan Bancroft has just finished his first year as the Principal Conductor for BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and this week he makes two appearances at the BBC Proms. He tells us how he became a conductor, his excitement for music by Welsh composers and his favourite aspects of American music. The Scottish government has announced easing of covid restrictions just in time for this year's Edinburgh Festivals to go ahead with renewed vigour. We speak with Shona McCarthy from The Fringe about what this might mean for audiences and performers. Novelist Nick Laird talks to us about writing grief as he creates an elegy for his father Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Oliver Jones

Born in Luxembourg, Philippe Schartz developed an early interest in the trumpet from listening to his father play in the village wind band. His passion was cultivated by his teachers who have included Dino Tomba, a great friend and mentor. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in London with the late David Mason, and then was invited to join the Special Student programme at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. A winner of many prizes and awards, he has developed a highly successful career as an orchestral and a chamber musician as well as a soloist, performing all over Europe, the USA, South America , China and Japan. As a member and Principal Trumpet of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, and the founding Principal Trumpet of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra until the summer of 2002, and currently, Principal Trumpet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales since 1999, he has performed to much critical acclaim under conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, and Bernard Haitink. In 2009 he was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Solistes Européens, Luxembourg.A post he held until 2019. He has been broadcast on the BBC and numerous European radio and television networks, in addition to issuing 10 solo CDs. An enthusiastic member of the teaching staff at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Cardiff University, Philippe has given master-classes/recitals  and educational workshops at all the major UK music colleges as well as many leading Universities in the USA, South America, Canada, Japan and Continental Europe, including the School of Music and Sonic Arts at Queen's University, Belfast. He made his BBC Proms debut as a soloist in 2011, and has become a Yamaha Trumpet artist since 2009. Learn more about Philippe Schartz: www.philippeschartz.net Show notes: https://bobreeves.com/blog/philippe-schartz-trumpet-interview/ More about Bob Reeves Brass: www.bobreeves.com

We speak to Radio 3 broadcaster and producer Georgia Mann, who recently took over the reins on the station's morning programme, Essential Classics. She tells us all about the new musical discoveries she's made so far in the job, her experiences of live music during lockdown, starting out as a singer in Gilbert & Sullivan musicals and how to be articulate live on radio when a performance blows you away.Recordings featured:Miles Davis: Lift to the ScaffoldTrad: Blow the wind southerly (Sheku Kanneh-Mason)Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 ‘Pathétique' (Igor Levit)Peggy Granville-Hicks: Sinfonia Pacifica (Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Richard Mills)Ruth Gipps: Symphony No. 2 (BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Rumon Gamba)Hannah Peel: Sunrise Through the Dusty NebulaBach: Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude (Yo-Yo Ma)Rossini: The Barber of Seville – Largo et Factotum (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vittorio Gui & Sesto Bruscantini)Verdi: Requiem: Dies Irae (London Symphony Orchestra/Colin DavisElla Fitzgerald: Cheek to CheekSerge Gainsbourg: Les goemonsMozart: Laudate Dominum (Felicity Palmer, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, The Wren Orchestra/George Guest) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A nosy trombonist (Melissa Brown) chats to other brass professionals about their careers, how they got there and what music they'd happily put in the bin. In this episode Tim Thorpe (principal horn, BBC National Orchestra of Wales) tells us about about finding fascination with the French horn at a very young age, about being appointed to his first playing job on his 21st birthday, and his opinions on film soundtracks! All episodes recorded during COVID-19 lockdown via video call programmes. There are occasional technical glitches - please bear with us! Facebook: Bold as Brass Podcast Instagram: @boldasbrasspodcast Show artwork: Stuart Crane Music credit: Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On this episode I am joined by conductor Ryan Bancroft. He is originally from Los Angeles, California and is currently the principal conductor with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He studied trumpet at the California Institute of the Arts and received his Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. According to the Pool Alumni Magazine of Cal Arts The Malko prize is akin to the Grammy Award for Best new artist or being named NBA rookie of the year, and Ryan won this award! In 2018 he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the prestigious Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen, Denmark and the rest is history. We discuss how music entered his life, his voluntary pivot from trumpet player to conductor, and how the involuntary life halt that was brought on by the pandemic has turned into a necessary time to help him find his balance. Get in touch: Ryan Bancroft Instagram: @ryanbancroftconductorYoutube (the moment he won The Malko Prize): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRInXbKExbE*Full video-start at 7:45- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdP34Px8IP0The Pool Magazine: https://issuu.com/calarts/docs/pool4Ayana Major Bey Website: www.ayanabey.comInstagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot********************Executive Producer & Host: Ayana Major Bey Editor: Kieran Niemand

On this episode I am joined by conductor Ryan Bancroft. He is originally from Los Angeles, California and is currently the principal conductor with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He studied trumpet at the California Institute of the Arts and received his Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. According to the Pool Alumni Magazine of Cal Arts The Malko prize is akin to the Grammy Award for Best new artist or being named NBA rookie of the year, and Ryan won this award! In 2018 he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the prestigious Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen, Denmark and the rest is history. We discuss how music entered his life, his voluntary pivot from trumpet player to conductor, and how the involuntary life halt that was brought on by the pandemic has turned into a necessary time to help him find his balance. Get in touch: Ryan Bancroft Instagram: @ryanbancroftconductorYoutube (the moment he won The Malko Prize): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRInXbKExbE*Full video-start at 7:45- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdP34Px8IP0The Pool Magazine: https://issuu.com/calarts/docs/pool4Ayana Major Bey Website: www.ayanabey.comInstagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot********************Executive Producer & Host: Ayana Major Bey Editor: Kieran NiemandSupport the show

Playlist: Various Artists - 2 Etudes for String OrchestraJoseph Schwantner, National Symphony Orchestra - New Morning for the World "Daybreak of Freedom"Daniel Wohl, Calder Quartet - GlitchJeffrey Ryan, Tiresias Duo - My Soul Upon My LipsFlorence Price, BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Symphony No. 3Colin MacDonald, Saxophilia - Triple Sax Quartet

In this episode, I speak with Conductor and Pianist Rolf Bertsch about his Career and genius of Beethoven, and also relate my favourite Canadian crime story: now with a 2020 update. Also, a complete holiday piano performance from Han Ding. SHOW NOTES episode 2 Piano Performances heard in this episode performed by HAN DING: https://www.handingonline.com Theatre Calgary’s Official Christmas Carol page: https://www.theatrecalgary.com/shows/a-christmas-carol The ICI-Tele broadcast of the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens “Nutcracker” https://ici.tou.tv/casse-noisette/S01E01?lectureauto=1 Official Royal Canadian Mint Page about the Million Dollar Coin: https://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/million-dollar-coin-1600006   ArtNews story on the theft: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/berlin-coin-theft-1783515   CBC NEWS: The Current Radio Story: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-29-2017-1.4044278/how-did-thieves-steal-gigantic-1m-canadian-gold-coin-from-berlin-museum-1.4045314   CBC NEWS: 2020 coin story update: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/berlin-gold-coin-heist-raids-1.5843764   The story about the Premiere of Beethovens Third Piano Concerto is told is Barry Coopers excellent biography: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/beethoven-9780195313314?cc=us&lang=en&   Beethoven’s Piano concertos have been recorded many times Two recent recommendations are—  Stewart Goodyear and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Andrew Constantine: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=858&name_role1=1&name_id2=24438&name_role2=2&bcorder=21&comp_id=5651 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-the-complete-piano-concertos/1499010141   Mitsuko Uchida and the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Simon Rattle: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2277234 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-piano-concertos-1-5/1488447983   Rolf Bertsch is the current music director of the Calgary Civic Symphony: https://calgarycivicsymphony.ca/Our-Conductor   Rolf’s Recommendations: Filmed performance of Beethoven Symphony #4 and Symphony #7 with conductor Carlos Kleiber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3-jlAamGCE   Herbert van Karajan - Beethoven Symphonies (1963) http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2190074 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-9-symphonies-recordings-from-1961-62/1440764800   John Eliot Gardiner - Beethoven Symphonies (1990s) http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=443080 https://music.apple.com/ca/album/beethoven-the-9-symphonies/1452587530   Bernstein— Bethoven Symphonies (1980s) http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2262757 https://music.apple.com/us/album/leonard-bernstein-beethoven-the-9-symphonies/1452492300   Thanks for listening. Send your feedback, questions, and/or ideas for future episodes to Jon@Culturemonster.ca

Devin speaks with award winning, internationally renowned, and in-demand conductor of symphonic and operatic repertoire, and writer Mark Wigglesworth. Mark’s conducting skills and passions take him equally formidably from the music of Mozart all the way to the present day.  Maestro Wigglesworth has some incredible recordings featuring all fifteen Shostakovich Symphonies, Mahler’s Sixth Symphonies, Britten’s opera Peter Grimes, and many more. Mark has recently released an incredible book titled the Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters. This is of interest to conductors, beginning or seasoned, musicians, music lovers, and leaders in any field who want to be more connected to their ensembles and more influential.During the show, Mark speaks about the influence and art of gesture, and the road to discovering you own. He discusses the history of how to decide on tempo, or speed at which music is played, and how it’s all about the character of the music. Mark covers why silence matters, and the effects of COVID on how rehearsals and performances are executed. Thank you to all the incredible record labels and performers who made this episode possible. All selections were conducted by our guest, Mark Wigglesworth. The excerpts from the 5th and 10th Symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich were performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Whales on the BIS Records label.  The Piano Concertos of Johannes Brahms were performed by pianist Stephen Hough and the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg.  The 13th Symphony Excerpt of Dmitri Shostakovich features bass soloist Jan-Hendrick Rootering and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic OrchestraYou can find Mark’s book, The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters, published by University of Chicago Press wherever you buy books!Thank you for joining us. you can always find more info at OneSymphony.org. You can find Mark at MarkWigglesworth.com. Please feel free to rate review or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!

Beethoven 5: one of the most instantly recognisable and enduring works in all classical music. How did Beethoven compose it? How did he whittle down his musical choices from the endless number available to make this seemingly inevitable-sounding, gripping orchestral drama? For insights into the essence of composition -- how you decide what comes next -- Tom Service talks to one of today's most exciting young composers. Shiva Feshareki explains how she decides one musical path over another in her own work and what choices she has made in her new piece based on a specially recorded performance of the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth. Part of Radio 3's Beethoven Remixed project, which offers musicians and non-musicians alike the chance to create their own remixes of Beethoven's Fifth, using recordings made by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08x4b5z David Papp (producer)

Aujourd’hui j’accueille sur le Gratin, Laurence Equilbey. Elle est chef d’orchestre et directrice musicale d’Insula Orchestra et d’Accentus qu’elle a créés. Vous pouvez retrouver Laurence sur Twitter @Equilbey. Aussi n’hésitez pas à faire un tour sur son site laurenceequilbey.com.Joli coup de pression pour cet épisode puisque je suis complètement néophyte en ce qui concerne la musique classique et que Laurence est une encyclopédie vivante en la matière. Mais comme vous savez, j’aime les challenges et je trouvais vraiment intéressant de donner la parole sur le Gratin a une femme qui d’abord s’est imposée dans un univers très masculin et d’autre part qui a mis l’art avec un grand A – et tout ce que cela comporte comme sacrifice – au cœur de sa vie.Voici un extrait de sa bio : Avec Insula orchestra et Accentus qu’elle dirige, Laurence Equilbey allie l’exigence artistique à un projet ouvert et innovant. En tant que Chef d’orchestre, ses activités symphoniques la conduisent à diriger les orchestres de BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Hessischer Rundfunk, Lyon, Liège, Leipzig, Brussels Philharmonic, Copenhague etc.Vous l’aurez compris, nous avons affaire à un grand nom du monde de la musique classique.Durant cet épisode, Laurence m’explique en quoi la musique a été son jardin secret étant plus jeune. Elle me parle de l’importance de laisser la place à chaque individu au sein d’un orchestre, tout en les conduisant vers un but commun, de la difficulté d’exercer son métier dans la période actuelle ou encore de la nécessité de mettre de l’art, de l’inspiration dans nos vies.Vous verrez que Laurence est une femme d’une érudition incroyable, et il y a un certain nombre de belles citations à glaner dans cet épisode.Notes et référencesNotes sur la mélodie des choses, Rainer Maria RilkeLes Aphorismes, d’Oscar WildLaurence donne des représentations début novembre 2020 : voir les représentations1. La News du GratinLa News du Gratin est une mini newsletter pour vous nourrir en plus du podcast. C’est une newsletter très courte, à lire en 5mn top chrono de ce qui m’a marqué dans les dernières semaines : livres à lire, réflexions, applis à télécharger, citations, films ou documentaires à voir etc. Pour la recevoir, il n’y a qu’à s’abonner à la newsletter sur le blog du Gratin !2. Des conseils concrets sur ma chaîne YouTubeEnvie de lancer votre propre podcast ? De bénéficier de conseils sur quel matériel utiliser ? Ma nouvelle chaîne YouTube est faite pour vous !3. Contactez-moi ! Si le podcast vous plaît, le meilleur moyen de me le dire, ou de me faire vos feed-backs (et ce qui m’aide le plus à le faire connaître) c’est simplement de laisser un avis 5 étoiles ou un commentaire sur l’application iTunes. Ca m’aide vraiment, alors n’hésitez pas Pour me poser des questions ou suivre mes tribulations c’est par ici :Sur Instagram @paulinelaigneauSur LinkedIn @pauline laigneauSur FacebookSur Twitter @plaigneau

Today, I'm chatting with Dutch conductor Otto Tausk who also happens to be in his second season as the Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Tausk was formerly Music Director of the Opera Theatre and Tonhalle (TON-HA-LE) Saint Gull orchestra in Switzerland. He has appeared as a guest with such orchestras as Rotterdam Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, as well as BBC Scottish Symphony and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. You can learn more about Otto at: www.ottotausk.com

Playlist: Ofra Harnoy - St. John's Waltz/Cara's WaltzMason Bates, Cappella SF - Mass TransmissionErkki-Sven Tuur, Estonian Festival Orchestra - Sow the WindTim Brady, New Orford String Quartet - String Quartet No. 2 'Journal'Ofra Harnoy - Barrett's PrivateersBen Frost, Bang on a Can All-Stars - Negative GhostriderGabriel Prokofiev, BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Beethoven9 Symphonic RemixLuminous Voices - Requiem et Lux

We're on our tenth episode! Blimey that's flown. To celebrate, out big guest chat of the ep is with the award winning Australian-British conductor Jessica Cottis who has, among others, performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the BBC Concert Orchestra, and has been described as “cool, contained, super-articulate and engaging” - given that the first three at least are the opposite of us, she seemed like the perfect guest.The early morning recording (read 11:30am) also sent us somewhat giddy, so expect our most consistently lewd recommendations chat yet, complete with inappropriate underwear and EE Cummings - don't worry though, we're not quite as randy as Bernadine Evaristo. If that's not ringing any bells, well you'll just have to listen to the show, won't you?Links:E. E. Cummings poem - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/fieldnotesandfootnotes.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/e-e-cummings-being-cheeky/amp/Bernardine Evaristo: ‘How often do I have sex? Eight times a day’ - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/25/bernardine-evaristo-how-often-have-sex-eight-times-a-dayAngie Wickenden ceramics - https://instagram.com/angiewickenden?igshid=7aawybicnsztSarah Cooper Twitter - https://twitter.com/sarahcpr?s=21Outlander - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/outlanderJurassic Park Updates - https://twitter.com/JurassicPark2go?s=21Will Hislop Twitter - https://twitter.com/WillDHislop?s=21Marie-Claire Alain - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/04/marie-claire-alainStrauss: Der Rosenkavalier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D7abQTy71I Vladimir Ashkenazy - http://www.vladimirashkenazy.com/ Sir Colin Davis - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/14/sir-colin-davis-obituary Peacock butterflies - https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/peacock Vladimir Nabokov, Butterfly Illustrator - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/vladimir-nabokov-butterfly-illustrator#:~:text=A%20drawing%20by%20Vladimir%20Nabokov,at%20the%20age%20of%20seven.&text=Petersburg%20for%20Crimea%2C%20where%20he,seven%20species%20of%20Crimean%20butterflies. Irkanda 1 by Peter Sculthorpe - https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/sculthorpe-peter-irkanda-i/2207 The Monstrous Child - https://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-monstrous-child-by-timothy-sheader#:~:text=Background,her%20own%20darkly%20humorous%20novel. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra do David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision' -https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=otTiodsb-sUAs always, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch via email at calmdowndearpodcast@gmail.com, or by following us on Twitter and Facebook @calmdowndearpod, and Instagram @calmdowndearpodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jaroslaw Augustyniak was born in Lodz, Poland in 1965. In 1988 he graduated with distinction from the Academy of Music in Łódź, Poland with a master’s degree in Bassoon and Chamber Music. A year later he was a laureate in several prestigious competitions and then Jarek furthered his studies under the guidance of Vincenzo Menghini - RAI Turin. Jarek was appointed as Principal Bassoon of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in December 2004. He joined BBC National Orchestra of Wales after a thirteen-year post as Principal Bassoon with the Basque National Orchestra, Spain. His professional life has seen him to move from Poland, through Portugal, Spain and Denmark to the United Kingdom. He has been given the opportunity to play in almost all European countries and as far afield as the USA, Argentina, Chile and China - in many prestigious venues including Wien Konzerthaus, London Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw under many famous conductors. In addition, Jarek has fostered an active solo career, He recorded soundtrack solo bassoon for the Anri Sala film “1395 Days Without Red” – followed by a solo appearance in Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. During his career Jarek has been a guest principal in many festivals and orchestras like the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic. We speak about how he is coping with the Covid-19 lockdown, the opportunities that the pandemic could bring, the origins of his online lecture series "Ventus Optimus", his collaboration with contemporary composer Julia Plaut involving a vacuum cleaner, how his wide travels and close family life influenced his artistic life and the intricacies of playing in a film soundtrack. To find out more about him, visit: https://www.jaroslawaugustyniak.com/ If you have enjoyed this podcast, please like, subsribe or share!

Young American conductor, Ryan Bancroft, shot to fame after winning the 2018 Malko Competition and is soon to become Chief Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. I find out why the Mozart Requiem means so much to him, what it was like being taught by Jac van Steen and about his time dancing to Ghanaian music!

Adam Robert Lewis sits down (virtually) with Welsh actress and singer Sophie Evans. Sophie was born in the Rhondda Valleys. From a young age and into her teens, Sophie was a member of the Mid-Rhondda Operatic Society. In her late teens Sophie auditioned for 'Over the Rainbow', a BBC talent show in search for a Dorothy for the London revival of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the London Palladium in which she earned a place in the Grand Final. Sophie recently ‘returned to Oz’, playing Glinda in the smash hit musical ‘Wicked’ at the London Apollo Theatre.Throughout her career Sophie has performed in venues around the world including the Lyric Theatre on Broadway, Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and has recently ventured into film work starring in ‘Pride’ alongside Bill Nighy and in ‘The World’s End’ with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Sophie has also performed with the BBC National Orchestra as well as singing alongside Michael Ball and Only Boys Aloud.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/brewingactors)

We’re wrapping up our roundup of the instrument families with the woodwind instruments this week! We’ll learn how they make sound (with some activities you can do at home) and even learn about a couple of surprise members of the family. *** Featured musical excerpts: Bottle Boys: Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepson cover on bottles) Corrente: Bartolome de Selma y Salaverde Bagpipe Master: Going Home played on bagpipes Roman Andrukhiv: Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder cover on accordion) *** National Standards incorporated: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts Understanding music in relation to history and culture *** Additional resources: How to make a reed for a woodwind instrument featuring Ms. Faith! BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Woodwind How To Turn A Carrot Into A Recorder *** Donate to support this and future seasons of The Music Box.

New York-based composer, conductor and author Michael Shapiro recently recovered from COVID-19.While in hospital in New York he had help from the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland, thanks to a local nun.“She got on the phone with the priests and the nuns in Dublin… and they prayed Mass for me. Can you imagine, a Jewish boy from Brooklyn?”Shapiro said this is representative of a connection, spiritually, between all of us. “Blessings to those lovely people. I will never forget it.”"It confirms where I believe all of us in beloved United States and and international countries must go. It is not heady stuff. This is just everyday stuff. Kindness and mercy,” Shapiro said."I do believe it can make our theater our music and our painting and sculpture, you name it, and just ordinary life richer and better.”Shapiro has a new album out, titled Archangel. It is performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with Steven Beck on piano.

Michael Shapiro, Composer & Conductor with an international career, speaking about the music of Mahler and about the recent recording of his Archangel Concerto for Piano & Orchestra inspired by John Milton's "Paradise Lost". Pianist Steven Beck is featured with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the composer's direction, on the Paumanok Records label. www.michaelshapiro.com/

Rhian Samuel's work for soprano and orchestra, Clytemnestra, was commissioned by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales who gave the first performance, under Tadaaki Otaka, and with Della Jones as soloists, in November 1994. Twenty five years later, the work has been recorded by the soprano Ruby Hughes with the same Welsh orchestra, this time conducted by Jac van Steen. Coupled with orchestral songs by Gustav Mahler and Alban Berg, Clytemnestra has just been released by BIS. James Jolly caught up with Ruby to talk about a project that's very close to her heart.

Musician Dessa shares a fun segment with Roshini discussing her new album Sound The Bells, her upcoming European orchestral debut with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and share some details of her life.

In our November 2019 podcast, we discuss the news that the English National Opera has stopped offering established critics a second free ticket to opening nights, and instead gives those free tickets to 10 novice bloggers. It's a story which has received a huge amount of debate on Twitter, so we dive in and give our opinions. We also celebrate the appointment of the new BBC National Orchestra of Wales principal conductor, 29-year-old Californian Ryan Bancroft. Plus, we introduce our November issue, in which we talk to the formidable pianist Igor Levit about the challenges of recording all Beethoven's 32 sonatas. To mark St Andrew's Day, we look back on all the great works that have celebrated the rugged Scottish landscape. In light of the release of a new book on Shostakovich and football, we explore how his love of the beautiful game found its way into his music. As usual, we all bring along a recording we've been enjoying this month, including new works by Wynton Marsalis and Stephen Hough.Recordings:Veprik: Orchestral WorksBBC National Orchestra of Wales/Christoph-Mathias MuellerMDG MDG9012133Beethoven: The Piano SonatasIgor Levit (piano)Sony 90175843182Olly's choice:Bizet: Te DeumAngela Maria Blasi (soprano), Christian Elsner (tenor), Münchner MottenChor, Munich Symphony Orchestra/Hans Rudolf ZöbeleyHänssler HC19046Jeremy's choice:A Love Letter to LiverpoolJennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Alisdair Hogarth (piano)Rubicon RCD1044Freya's choice:Wynton Marsalis: Violin ConcertoNicola Benedetti (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra/Critistan MacelaruDecca 485013Stories:Chorus of rage as ENO gives critics' coveted extra tickets to young bloggers: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/07/chorus-of-disapproval-eno-gives-critics-coveted-tickets-to-young-bloggersBBC National Orchestra of Wales chooses Ryan Bancroft as next principal conductor: http://www.classical-music.com/news/bbc-national-orchestra-wales-chooses-ryan-bancroft-next-principal-conductorOur November issue: http://www.classical-music.com/issue/november-2019-0Subscribe to BBC Music Magazine: https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/bbc-music-magazine-subscriptionSubscribe to our weekly newsletter: http://www.classical-music.com/user/register See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam takes a closer look at a Hong Kong protest song and announces a competition, Tim talks to Freya Waley-Cohen and William Marsey of Listenpony, as well as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' Meurig Bowen, PLUS the duo talk Gerald Barry, Farinelli and (missing) testicles. Music Credits: ‘Great Balls of Fire' by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer, performed by Timmy Fisher‘Glory to Hong Kong' by Thomas dhx yhi 'O Fortuna' from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, performed by the Atlanta Symphony‘Son qual nave che agitata' by Farinelli, performed by Ann Hallenberg and Stile Galante Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5, Mov. 3 performed by Timmy Fisher Link to the score for ‘Glory to Hong Kong': https://musescore.com/user/10411781/scores/5706562Follow us here: instagram.com/classicalpod/ twitter.com/ClassicalPod facebook.com/ClassicalPod/

Award-winning author and former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman discusses Crossfire, the new novel in her Noughts and Crosses series, which will also be a BBC TV series starring Stormzy. A family must prove whose parent died first in an extraordinary inheritance battle. That was the situation at the high court this week, which resolved a dispute between two sparring stepsisters. But it is also the plot of Dorothy L Sayer’s much-loved novel The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. So how did the Mistress of Crime come to predict today’s court battles nearly a century ago? We ask Seona Ford, Chair of the Dorothy L Sayers Society and author, Jill Paton Walsh. Composer Errollyn Wallen’s work stretches back four decades and includes 17 operas, numerous orchestral, choral and chamber works, concertos, as well as award-winning scores for visual media. You might remember her music being featured in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. She was made an MBE for her services to music in 2007 and has also received an Ivor Novello Award. She was the first black woman to have her work performed at the BBC Proms back in 1998 – and this year she has been specially commissioned by them to write a new orchestral work. It’s titled This Frame is Part of the Painting and it will be performed by Elim Chan, Catriona Morison, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on Thursday 15th August. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Malorie Blackman Interviewed Guest: Professor Lisa Avalos Interviewed Guest: Seona Ford Interviewed Guest: Jill Paton Walsh Interviewed Guest: Errollyn Wallen

This week on the Unsigned Podcast our guest is the hugely talented Matt Featherstone. Matt is a Franco British soul/jazz singer with soulful vocals and a vintage sound.  Matt has recently released his debut EP 'Beyond' with co-writer and arranger Corben Lee.  Matt is no stranger to the music scene he’s Prinicipal flautist of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and grew up in a very musical family, singing backing vocals for his father, in church and in various gospel choirs from a young age. A busy session singer, backing vocalist for various artists in France and the UK, and beatboxer with Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra, he has only recently found his voice as a songwriter. Matt is proud to present this body of work as an introduction to his sound (influenced by Allen Stone, Lalah Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, jarrod Lawson, Gregory Porter...) and his reflective lyric writing and we’re pleased to introduce you to his phenomenal talent.__________________________www.mattfeatherstonemusic.co.ukwww.safemusicmanagement.comwww.premierchristianradio.com/unsignedwww.premiergospel.org.uk/unsigned 

Composer Paul Ben-Haim moved from Germany during the 1930s to escape the Nazi regime to settle in the British Mandate of Palestine. There he continued his work as a composer spanning musical styles - Western European classical music and Arabic classical music. Itamar's exploration of Ben-Haim's work is documented in an album recorded with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and is supported by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust.

It is such a pleasure to bring you this conversation with Caitlyn Kamminga!  Caitlyn has had a fascinating journey through the music world, and we dig deep into her journey across the globe from New Orleans, Hong Kong, and London to her current home of Trinidad and Tobago. More About Caitlyn: Caitlyn Kamminga graduated cum laude, with both a BM and MM from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where she studied with premiere double bass pedagogue, Paul Ellison. She accepted her first job in 1992 in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, where she held the position of Principal Double Bass until 1995. Subsequent positions include Associate Principal of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO), Adjunct Professor of Double Bass at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts and founding member of the Hong Kong Chamber Players. In 2001 she left Hong Kong to accept the position of Assistant Principal Double Bass in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. After six years in the BBC NOW, Kamminga moved to London, where she was largely employed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia and the London Mozart Players. Kamminga currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Double Bass at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, the Academy for the Performing Arts. Recent creative projects include the 2014 world premiere of Jab Molassie, a Trinidadian adaptation of L’Histoire du Soldat, authored by Kamminga; and River of Freedom, an inter-disciplinary work about the African American slaves who fought with the British in exchange for freedom and land in Trinidad, which premiered in May 2015 with narration by Kamminga. This work was underwritten by matching grants from the United States Embassy to Trinidad and Tobago and the Vincent Wilkinson Foundation. Kamminga has been published in several musical journals, including the International Society of Double Bassists magazine, Bass World. She is a regular contributor to ALT/space, a project of the Teaching Artist Journal, a peer reviewed print and online quarterly that serves as a voice, forum and resource for all those teaching their art. Links to Check Out: Caitlyn's website University of Trinidad and Tobago Academy for the Performing Arts faculty Campus Concert Series with the UTT Ibis Ensemble Recent Projects: River of Freedom Rainforest: A Musical Postcard from Trinidad Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut. The Upton Bass String Instrument Company.  Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr.  Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. Check out this video of David Murray "auditioning" his Upton Bass! The Bass Violin Shop, which  offers the Southeast's largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

Warming up for today's rehearsals.

Olivier award-winning writer and director behind The Play What I Wrote, The Painkiller and I Can't Sing! The X-Factor The Musical, Sean Foley is serious about comedy. He tells Kirsty why he's brought Moliere to the West End in his new version of The Miser,with a cast of comic heavyweights including Griff Rhys Jones and Lee Mack in his theatrical debut.Controversial new film Elle is a psychological thriller about the fall out after a successful business woman suffers a violent rape in her own home, and is described by its star Isabelle Huppert as 'post-feminist'. Elle is the first feature film in a decade from director Paul Verhoeven known for titles such as Basic Instinct and Showgirls. To discuss the director's complex depiction of women in his films, Kirsty is joined by journalist Karen Krizanovich. As the Olivier Awards nominations are announced, Kirsty speaks to Sonia Friedman whose productions have received a record breaking 31, and to David Babani, artistic director of the self funding Menier Chocolate Factory, who's received 9.Composer Kate Whitley has set Malala Yousafzai's 2013 UN speech to music for a new BBC Radio 3 commission. Speak Out uses extracts from Malala's speech about every girl's right to an education and will be premiered by the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales on 8th March and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 the same evening. Kate Whitley explains the significance of this commission and about her involvement with the Multi-Story Orchestra which brings classical music to unexpected places. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

On the cover CD of the March issue of BBC Music Magazine, pianist Anne Queffélec plays solo works by Satie, Honegger, Hahn, Poulenc and Mompou, and is joined by fellow pianist Frank Braley and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Grant Llewellyn for Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos. In this podcast, deputy editor Jeremy Pound and editorial assistant Elinor Cooper introduce the works on the disc, complete with extracts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

French flautist Julien Beaudiment has enjoyed a remarkable career, having been appointed principal flute of the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon when he was still a student at age 22, as well as being the only French flautist to have held a principal position at a major British Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. This past November, I had the wonderful privilege of performing together with Julien Beaudiment at the Riverside Cathedrale in New York, presented by SKP Consulting and Management. Right after rehearsing for the concert, I had a chance to sit down with Julien for an intimate conversation. In 2013, Julien became the principal flute of the LA Philharmonic, but then left abruptly in 2015, citing personal reasons. In this special interview, Julien shares the reasons why he left LA and returned to his principal position at the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon. Links Julien Beaudiment's website Sankyo Flutes SKP Musicians

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform John Adam's Short Ride in a Fast Machine, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 'Storm' from Britten's 'Sea Interludes' from his opera Peter Grimes, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Grieg's In The Hall Of The Mountain King, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Handel's Zadok The Priest, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform 'Mars' from 'The Planets' as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their principal horn player, Tim Thorpe as soloist, perform the 3rd movement of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Mussorgsky's A Night On The Bare Mountain, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform the Finale from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, as heard in the Ten Pieces film.

Geronimo! Paul thumbs a ride on the TARDIS with Andy Diggle, lead writer of IDW's all new Doctor Who ongoing! With which of the time lord's many incarnations did Diggle first venture into the vast reaches of time and space? What does he think about the 11th and current Doctor portrayed on television by Matt Smith? Will the timey be wibbly-wobbly? Hold on to your fez and find out in the latest Don't Miss podcast! DOCTOR WHO #1 Written by Andy Diggle Art and Cover by Mark Buckingham The Doctor is back! Welcome to a new, exciting era for everyone's favorite Time Lord, as New York Times bestselling writer Andy Diggle (The Losers) pilots the TARDIS as the ongoing series architect. Joining him for this first arc is Eisner Award-winning artist Mark Buckingham (Fables), who also will provide covers for the series. Geronimo! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 IDW Publishing Music: "Doctor Who XI" "I am the Doctor" Murray Gold and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales