Podcasts about bbc scottish symphony orchestra

A celebrated pianist, Alexander Boyd is appreciated for his sensitivity and the integrity of his interpretations. He made his concerto debut at the age of just 11 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He's since performed at London's Wigmore Hall and St Martins in the Fields, as well as throughout Europe, the US and Australia. He's also a composer, having written music for three films. He has a pair of new albums out in March, one of Chopin's Ballades and other works, the other an album of Fandangos. Alexander talks about the development of these albums, and also gives some lovely insights into the life of a professional pianist.

durée : 00:11:36 - Le Disque classique du jour du mercredi 09 octobre 2024 - Entourée des musiciens du BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra dirigés par le chef allemand Karl-Heinz Steffens, la pianiste Zlata Chochieva propose un parcours au cœur de la musique concertante chère à son cœur.

durée : 00:11:36 - Le Disque classique du jour du mercredi 09 octobre 2024 - Entourée des musiciens du BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra dirigés par le chef allemand Karl-Heinz Steffens, la pianiste Zlata Chochieva propose un parcours au cœur de la musique concertante chère à son cœur.

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Robert de Visée: Theorbo Solos” (BIS) by Jakob Lindberg, “Flute Concertos By Ibert, Jolivet & Rodrigo” (Resonus Classics) by Sami Junnonen & The Helsinki Chamber Orchestra / James S. Kahane, “Geoffrey Gordon: Mythologies and Mad Songs” (Orchid Classics) by Dimitri Mestdag, Laurent Ben Slimane & The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins, “Dedicated to Bob Berg” (GleAM Records) by Gianfranco Menzella, “Long Distance” (Trebim Music) by Sylvain Beuf, and “Odisseya” (Bird Box Records) by Cristiano Giardini.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's 100 Best Jazz Podcasts   Episode 168: Deezer Playlist   Fair use disclaimer: Music sample clips are for commentary and educational purposes. We recommend that listeners listen to the complete recordings, all of which are available on streaming services in the links provided. We also suggest that if you enjoy the music, you consider purchasing the CDs or high-quality downloads to support the artists.   “Robert de Visée: Theorbo Solos” (BIS) Jakob Lindberg https://open.spotify.com/album/2Wshpt2pF8tzPE46Ea7VPL https://music.apple.com/us/album/robert-de-visée-theorbo-solos/1739744687 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0CZXK7M4G   “Flute Concertos By Ibert, Jolivet & Rodrigo” (Resonus Classics) Sami Junnonen, Helsinki Chamber Orchestra / James S. Kahane https://open.spotify.com/album/6Ajt303Jsdah7mphc7KJCZ https://music.apple.com/us/album/ibert-jolivet-rodrigo-flute-concertos/1741419146 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0D1RFND6X   “Geoffrey Gordon: Mythologies and Mad Songs” (Orchid Classics) Dimitri Mestdag, Laurent Ben Slimane, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins https://open.spotify.com/album/6NGcW8HHPOAMYfuUWEovh3 https://music.apple.com/us/album/mythologies-mad-songs/1742942099 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0CZ7BCWWY   “Dedicated to Bob Berg” (GleAM Records) Gianfranco Menzella https://open.spotify.com/album/0kA4aEfXXWZHbjHKB3r1jy https://music.apple.com/us/album/dedicated-to-bob-berg/1743021259 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0D2J98764   “Long Distance” (Trebim Music)  Sylvain Beuf https://open.spotify.com/album/2tbM407H2SZhxBQO9wieya https://music.apple.com/us/album/long-distance/1735710062 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0CXY2SXL7   “Odisseya” (Bird Box Records)  Cristiano Giardini https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZXB3jxeUrfbB14ctpprUi https://music.apple.com/us/album/odisseya/1745193862 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D3KKD1QR   Be sure to check out: "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.

Since winning BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012, aged 15, Laura van der Heijden has enjoyed a career as a cellist to watch. She's a Chandos artist, recording both as a soloist and also as part of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. This month she makes her concerto debut with an album of three British cello concertos, Frank Bridge's Oration, Sir William Walton's Cello Concerto (the work she played for the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition) and Cheryl Frances-Hoad's new cello concerto, Earth-Sea-Air. She is joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. James Jolly recently went to speak to Laura about the new release. You can also hear Cheryl Frances-Hoad's cello concerto, Earth-Sea-Air, at the BBC Proms on Friday, July 26 joined by the same performers as on the new recording.

A distinguished conductor with a large repertoire of recordings, Osmo Vänskä has been chief conductor of orchestras in many parts of the world, including the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in his native Finland, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra. His repertoire may be vast, but it's the music of his native Finland, and in particular the music of Sibelius, for which the New York Times noted that Osmo is “one of the most important contemporary interpreters”. Osmo discusses the music of Sibelius and its importance to Finland, as well as sharing inspirational stories from his life as a conductor. Osmo Vänskä conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for selections of Sibelius's original and profound music 24-27 April, and conducts the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for Sibelius and Beethoven on 3-4 May.

Jess Gillam and conductor Robert Ames share some of the tunes they love, with music by Philip Glass, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Makaya McCraven, Pauline Oliveros and J.S. Bach.Playlist: Philip Glass – Aguas da Amazonia - Madeira River [Uakti] Abel Selaocoe – Voices of Bantu Hildur Guðnadóttir - For Petra [London Contemporary Orchestra, Robert Ames] Tchaikovsky – The Tempest, Op. 18; VI. Andante non tanto [BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan] Makaya McCraven – In These Times Camille Saint-Saens – Le lever de la lune Pauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis - Suiren J.S. Bach – Aria from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 "Air on a G String" (Arr. Leopold Stokowski) [BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert]

How do you see Brahms Symphony No. 4? For Scottish orchestral bassist and abstract painter Kirsty Matheson, music—like days of the week— have color. Kirsty shares how she balances her professional music life with her painting career that took flight during a 100 Day project in 2021. This fascinating conversation allows us to dip into synesthesia, a neurological condition shared by Kirsty and many other creative minds that creates a crossover between senses, in Kirsty's case allowing her to paint classical music.  Find Kirsty: Kirsty's Website: www.kirstymatheson.com Kirsty's Instagram: @kirsty_matheson_art   Kirsty's Twitter: @KirstyM_Art    Mentioned:Justin Mortimer | artist  (learn)Esperanza Spalding | American bassist, singer and composer (listen) Ju-Fang Liu | Principal Bass, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (learn) Kristen Bruya | Principal Bass, Minnesota Orchestra (learn) Aspen Music Festival (explore) Dido and Aeneas Overture , Henry Purcell (listen) John Butt |University of Glasgow | Director, Dunedin Consort (listen) Kirsty's 100 Day Project (explore) BBC3 Tom Service Interview, Music in the Moment, May 31, 2021 (listen) Maggie Hambling | British painter and sculptor (learn) Synesthesia | neurological condition involving an overlap of senses (learn) Famous synaesthetes, BBC article  (learn) Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) | Russian painter (learn) Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor (listen) Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 –1847) | composer (listen) Seonaid Aitken | Scottish jazz violinist (listen) BBCThe Afternoon Show Podcast | Kirsty's review  movie Tár (listen)  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (learn)Find Me, Kristy Darnell Battani:Website:    https://www.kristybattani.comInstagram:  kristybattaniartSupport the show

Chandos was named Gramophone's Label of the Year at the 2022 Gramophone Classical Music Awards last October – a perfect excuse for a series of podcasts focusing on some of the label's key artists and the people who steer and shape the label.  The conductor John Wilson, whose recordings feature regularly in Gramophone's monthly Editor's Choice listings, has amassed a sizeable catalogue for Chandos and it continues to grow with recordings with his own Sinfonia of London, the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. James Jolly caught up with John recently to talk about the Sinfonia of London and the recording plans he has with them, as well as his series focusing on the music of Eric Coates, Aaron Copland and Richard Rodney Bennett.

Als componist van de Belgische natuurfilm ‘Onze natuur' probeerde Maestro Dirk Brossé net erg ver weg te blijven van Walt Disney-deuntjes. Maar hij kent ze wel. Als kind heeft hij de meeste tekenfilms van Disney op groot scherm gezien, in de Capitole in Gent. En als dirigent heeft hij intussen ervaring met Disney-concerten. Als goede vriend van de Schotse componist Patrick Doyle kreeg hij zo de opdracht om het eerste ‘Brave in Concert' in goede banen te leiden, samen met het BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Probleem: de man die de bodhrán zou bespelen, zag het na een repetitie al niet meer zitten. Gelukkig is Dirk vertrouwd met etnische instrumenten, nodig voor deze score. We komen ook te weten waarom we Merida enkel appels zien eten in de film. Dat Disney intussen het kilt-patroon van de clan DunBroch heeft gepatenteerd. En ik beken dat ik een Hot Wheels-autootje heb van de Pizza Planet Truck zoals die voorkomt in ‘Brave'. (En het gaat ook even over de kortfilm ‘La Luna' (2011) die de film destijds vooraf ging.)

Conductor and former Principal 2nd Violin of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Greg Lawson shares a whole host of thoughts with me on his feelings surrounding Musician's Mental Health. We touch on all kinds of subjects, including how music education and instrumental teaching can be guilty of not even scratching the surface of the subject, partly because of the lack of vulnerability from tutors and also the limitations that curriculums can put in place for such a vastly creative subject. When it comes to the presentation of music, particularly Classical, why DO we have to dress like 16th Century servants in tails to perform Beethoven?!We also cover the weirdly formulaic nature of auditions and how the fear of the participant was so palpable you could almost smell it! Greg expresses how he always wanted to make musicians feel as comfortable as possible in that setting so that their creativity would stand a chance of shining through, but any of us who have experienced an orchestral audition know that this is rarely the case!We also talk about how it's taken Greg a lifetime to feel that his confidence and insecurities are starting to stay in check, his experiences of feeling like a misfit within the Classical Music industry and how we need to foster a sense of community within our industry to ensure it's survival at the highest level, not continue down the road of toxic behaviours that kill the musician's love of music. Plus SO MUCH MORE!Intro/Outro Music: "Battle" by Ian Prowse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Bittersweet Symphony, a podcast about the bitter, sweet and bittersweet memories and experiences of classical musicians during the pandemic. Hosted and produced by me, Cliodhna Ryan, a violinist, it's an intimate and heart-warming exploration of the human spirit. My guest in episode fourteen is Elaine Clark, violinist and co-leader of the National Symphony Orchestra in Ireland. Her bitter experience is the almost physical ache she felt due to the prolonged separation from her mother in Aberdeen. Her sweet was performing a live stream of Beethoven's String Quartet Op.131 on the stage of the National Concert Hall. On stage, at that moment, she felt “This is where I am meant to be!”. Her bittersweet was also the live streaming experience. While she loved playing and being back with her colleagues, the distance, the difficulty in communication, and the lack of an audience inhibited true, meaningful connection. Born in Aberdeen, Elaine studied with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she won several awards and prizes. After graduating with a First Class Honours Degree, she continued her studies with Viktor Liberman at the Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands. Since 1996, when she was appointed Co-Leader of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Elaine has made Dublin her home. She is a regular soloist with the NSO, most recently in performances of Bach Double Concerto and Deirdre Gribbens's Venus Blazing as well as performing as soloist in John Williams ‘Fiddler on the Roof' Suite in the presence of President Michael D, Higgins. She has also led many orchestras both home and abroad, including RTE Concert Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.' Elaine has a deep love of chamber music and has been able to nourish this by being a member of the Ficino Ensemble, Ficino Quartet and Clarion Horn Trio, as well as performing numerous freelance chamber music concerts. She has also travelled extensively with the contemporary music ensemble Concorde and performed numerous world premieres. She has given masterclasses at Royal Irish Academy of Music, University of Limerick and Cork School of Music and sits on the board of UCD Symphony Orchestra. This interview was recorded in September 2021. GET IN TOUCH WITH ELAINE/LINKS Facebook Final Note Magazine Interview with Elaine National Symphony Orchestra Upcoming Concerts Ficino Ensemble Website GET IN TOUCH WITH BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Instagram Twitter Facebook #bittersweetsymphony CREDITS Thumbnail Art || Colm MacAthlaoith Writers || Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards Violin || Cliodhna Ryan Production || Cliodhna Ryan Mastering || Patrick Stefan Groenland

Presented by Kate Molleson from Glasgow. As the Burrell Collection reopens in Glasgow after a £68 million refit, Sunday Post art critic Jan Patience discusses the significance of the gallery, which includes rare Persian carpets, Chinese ceramics and sculptures by Rodin. Director Cora Bissett talks about Orphans – the new musical from the National Theatre of Scotland, adapted from Peter Mullan's 1998 cult classic film set in Glasgow. Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe is in Glasgow to perform the world premiere of Sutra with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. She tells Kate about collaborating with composer Wim Henderickx to create a concerto inspired by Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the first scriptures of yoga, and how yoga can help musicians find their flow. Hannah Lavery is the recently appointed Edinburgh City Makar, the city's poet laureate. She discusses her new role and her debut poetry collection Blood, Salt, Spring, a seemingly real time meditation on where we are – exploring ideas of nation, race and belonging. Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Timothy Prosser Image: The Warwick Vase, a 2nd Century Roman marble sculpture, in The Burrell Collection, Glasgow Photo credit: Timothy Prosser

Scottish-born musician and academic Dr. Adam Greig found himself being thrown into the deeper end of building one of India's most innovative institutes from the ground up when a chance classified ad in the UK after his gap year spent working and teaching at a Buddhist Monastery in India ended up in an interview he wasn't really counting on. Shortly before his sexual orientation was re-classified as 'illegal' in India after his arrival.   In the decade that followed the KMMC churned out a few generations of musicians embodying unique artistic profiles that have been a giant step in making the impossible possible: integrating eastern and western traditions of education in a manner that is authentic, inclusive, and globally relevant, blurring lines between social idiosyncracies and building bridges that set stunning examples of what the future of the arts can be when treated with the right mix of sensitivity and passion.   Collaborations with the likes of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Queensland University of Technology, Berklee College of Music, ROLI, Apple, Google and Nokia, representing the institution on platforms as diverse as YouTube Originals ARRived, to Netflix series 'The Creative Indians' alongside founder of the KMMC, the iconic, oscar-winning composer Dr. A. R. Rahman (with whom he has been coordinating the AR Rahman Foundation on some of India's most relevant social projects, including the signing of an MoU between KMMC and Nagaland to support further cross-supportive musical activities), all stand testimony to this mammoth growth.   In this long-form conversation, I catch up with my dear friend and colleague to look back on the decade that's been since our last encounter, white privilege and the LGBTQ community in India and the possible manner in which all of this might co-relate to the potential risks of a post-colonial love affair with victimhood.   This episode is brought to you by:  www.holisticpianoacademy.com  (Get a 25% discount on all courses as a podcast listener here) Music by: www.everynowheremusic.com Text: www.tlwrites.com Produced by T.L. Mazumdar Recorded on a Zoom L8 mixer kindly sponsored by: https://www.sound-service.eu        Connect with Adam: Website: https://www.kmmc.in Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamjgreig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamjgreig/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamjgreig Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjgreig Connect with T.L. Connect with T.L: DEBUT SOLO PIANO ALBUM Artist Website: www.everynowheremusic.com Coaching: www.holisticpianoacademy.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everynowheremusic/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39S0dP5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tlmusician Twitter: https://twitter.com/tlmazumdar    

British singer, producer, and composer Anna Meredith is a musical chameleon, fusing contemporary chamber with electronics and dance music on her record, Varmints. Actually, classical, rock, electronica, and minimalism are all part of Anna Meredith's sonic palette, and in addition to a stint as composer in residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, she is also a singer/songwriter who leads her own unusually constructed band - wielding keys, laptop, bells, & clarinet alongside a band of musicians playing tuba, cello, drums and guitar. This creative and unusual band plays in-studio. (From the Archives, 2017.)  

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Director, Dominic Parker is my inspiring guest on this episode. Not only does he rise to the challenges of running one of the finest orchestras in the UK on a daily basis, he also is full of vision, progressive solutions and practical approaches. His is a no-nonsense approach based on real world values. Terrific listening! 

With Tectonics 2021 just around the corner, we spoke to co-curator Ilan Volkov along with composer Tania León and performance and sound artist Olivia Furey who are both involved in the festival this year. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's annual festival of new and experimental music returns on the 8th and 9th of May with a line-up featuring many of the artists scheduled for 2020. Tectonics Glasgow once again sees international and Glasgow-based artists come together to blur musical boundaries and question what music can be. The festival features live performances on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds as well as performances being available online at bbc.co.uk/bbcsso.

Concluimos nuestra serie de cinco emisiones dedicadas a celebrar la aparición de “Ólobo”, un volumen de excepcional importancia en el ámbito editorial vinculado al arte sonoro y las músicas experimentales. Con el artista, investigador y profesor José Antonio Sarmiento como artífice, esta gruesa publicación compila en formato libro todos los contenidos aparecidos originalmente en la revista digital de arte sonoro del mismo título, que a partir del año 2000 se dedicó a estudiar el trabajo experimental de artistas que trabajan con la voz, el ruido, la acción musical o el radioarte, entre otras muchas posibilidades. Cada programa de esta serie radiofónica glosará los contenidos de uno de los cinco números de la revista reunidos en el libro que presentamos. Este volumen, ya disponible en librerías, ha sido recientemente publicado por la Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha, concretamente a través de su prestigioso Centro de Creación Experimental, vinculado a la Facultad de Bellas Artes (ubicada en la ciudad de Cuenca) y dirigido por José Antonio Sarmiento, que ha desempeñado allí desde hace décadas una fundamental labor magistral. El quinto de los números de la revista “Ólobo” no llegó realmente a publicarse, pero una serie de textos sí fueron editados y, en su caso, traducidos, y la nueva publicación en formato físico los recoge por vez primera. Así, en las últimas páginas de este volumen podemos leer los textos “Las pruebas de Hindemith para crear ‘piezas musicales específicas para gramófono’ en el contexto de una historia de las ideas de la música mecánica en el siglo XX”, de Martín Elste; “Música moderna en el disco gramofónico”, de H. H. Stuckenschmidt; “Por el oído, la música busca su séptimo sello”, de Ernesto Giménez Caballero —figura cuya recuperación debemos, en gran medida, a José Antonio Sarmiento— y “John Cage sobre la enseñanza”, de William Fetterman. En este último programa de la serie aprovechamos para retomar algunos textos pertenecientes a los números anteriores que, por diferentes razones, no obtuvieron suficiente atención en las emisiones previas. Junto a ellos, presentamos una selección de audiciones vinculadas a ellos: “Línea de abandono” y “Parlantes”, ambas de Manuel Rocha Iturbide; “Sinfonía de Sirenas # 5”, del artista conocido como Tres; finalmente, escuchamos la superposición de “Cartridge Music”, “Atlas eclipticalis” y “Winter Music”, todas ellas compuestas por John Cage, e interpretadas por David Behrman y Takehisa Kosugi (electrónica en vivo), Engharad Davies y Lina Lapelyte (violines), Anton Lukoszevieze (violonchelo), Rhodri Davies (arpa), Robyn Schulkowsky y Ram Gabay (percusión), todos ellos con la BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra dirigida por Ilan Volkov, y John Tilbury, Frank Denyer, Aki Takahashi y Christian Wolff (pianos). En el inicio de cada uno de los programas de esta serie escuchamos, además, una versión del poema fonético “Karawane”, compuesto por el dadaísta Hugo Ball en 1916 y presentado en el contexto del Cabaret Voltaire. Ese poema incluye una palabra sin significado (o con todos los significados), “ólobo”, que José Antonio Sarmiento escogió para dar nombre a esta revista/libro. En este quinto y último episodio de nuestra serie, la interpretación de “Karawane” que escuchamos al inicio corresponde a Jerome Rothernberg. Escuchar audio

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conductor Jessica Cottis believes that her ability to see sound as colour is akin to having a superpower. Jessica explains to Michelle why synaesthesia is such a gift when conducting an orchestra. Jen Scott tells Michelle what it was like when her best friend became her sister and Michelle hears about Pippa the Pig who was so bereft at losing her companion that a desperate hunt was launched to find her a new friend. Mark Cranston admits that he doesn't always receive a positive reaction when he reveals he is a collector of bricks! However, he explains to Michelle why so much of Scotland's history is hidden in each block of clay.

This episode features Scottish composer Jay Capperauld discussing his BBC Proms debut in 2020. "Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn)" was premiered with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alpesh Chauhan. The full concert can be viewed on BBC iPlayer. Jay also chats about his influences musical and otherwise ranging from books and films to broken plates and jumpy CD players! Jay has written for various ensembles including BBC Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Psappha Ensemble, Hebrides Ensemble, The Wallace Collection, Red Note Ensemble and many more. With special thanks to performers: Afterlife - The Third Death Lewis Banks (Saxophone) Marianna Abrahamyan (Piano) The Pathos of Broken Things Katherine Bryan (Flute) Heroin Chic Bryan Allen (Conductor) RCS Big Band Dehumanised Shock Absorbers Workers Union Ensemble Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland's top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.jaycapperauld.com/ https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/  

I had a chat with Anna Meredith, who is the only person I can think of who has been awarded both an MBE and released albums on indie label Moshi Moshi. Mercury nominated Anna has been Composer in Residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and won the 2019 Ivor Novello Composer Award for Innovation. Not only that but was Goldie's mentor on the TV show Classic Goldie and at the same time I find her own LPs bristle with an impossible to define physical voltage . I love her unique approach to music, and we had a revealing and, I think, funny chat that debunks a lot of the romantic perceptions about creativity.http://www.annameredith.comTitle music by ESO

Described by Pitchfork as ‘one of the most innovative voices in British music', Anna Meredith is a genre-crossing composer and producer whose work straddles the worlds of contemporary classical, art pop, electronica and experimental rock.   Alongside the release of her award-winning debut album, Varmints (2016) and critically acclaimed follow up FIBS (2019, nominated for the Mercury Prize 2020 and the SAY Award 2020), Anna's CV includes scoring for TV (2019 ‘Living With Yourself', Netflix) and film (2018 Sundance Audience Award winner, ‘Eighth Grade'), opening the 2018 BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival, being Composer in Residence for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a piece written for MRI scanner, soundtracking campaigns from PRADA, Fendi, Chloe & Christopher Kane, symphonies created for nursery children, music for park benches in Hong Kong and sleep-pods in Singapore. She is a regular presenter and guest on radio (Radio 3 and BBC 6Music) and television and her music is frequently broadcast as well as featuring in films, installations and TV.

De Gaudeamus-levensloop tot 2012, waarin een loze ruimte niet veel goeds voorspelt... Vlak voordat Algemeen Directeur Henk Heuvelmans de Gaudeamus Compositieprijs 2004 uitreikt is hem het nieuws ter ore gekomen: de Stichting Gaudeamus zal dermate in haar subsidies worden gekort dat er geen geld meer overblijft voor de langverwachte verhuizing naar het nieuwe onderkomen aan het IJ, laat staan voor de hoog uitgevallen huur. Over een paar maanden zal het onlangs opgeleverde Muziekgebouw feestelijk worden geopend. Maar wij, wij blijven stroomopwaarts... IJsbreker-frontman Jan Wolff is onderwijl ernstig ziek geworden. De zo bevlogen initiatiefnemer vecht net zo hard voor zijn leven als voor het nieuwe gebouw. Het huis dat onderdak zal geven aan ons allemaal! Deze wens, ons gemeenschappelijke plan leeft al bijna twintig jaar! Gaudeamus heeft al die tijd meegedacht, ze mag toch nu niet zomaar afhaken? Maar het ministerie blijft bij zijn besluit. Ze kan en zal Gaudeamus niet tegemoet kunnen komen in de hoog uitgevallen kosten van de kantoorruimtes aan het IJ. De Gaudeamus-levensloop tot 2012, waarin een loze ruimte niet veel goeds voorspelt... Vlak voordat Algemeen Directeur Henk Heuvelmans de Gaudeamus Compositieprijs 2004 uitreikt is hem het nieuws ter ore gekomen: de Stichting Gaudeamus zal dermate in haar subsidies worden gekort dat er geen geld meer overblijft voor de langverwachte verhuizing naar het nieuwe onderkomen aan het IJ, laat staan voor de hoog uitgevallen huur. Over een paar maanden zal het onlangs opgeleverde Muziekgebouw feestelijk worden geopend. Maar wij, wij blijven stroomopwaarts... IJsbreker-frontman Jan Wolff is onderwijl ernstig ziek geworden. De zo bevlogen initiatiefnemer vecht net zo hard voor zijn leven als voor het nieuwe gebouw. Het huis dat onderdak zal geven aan ons allemaal! Deze wens, ons gemeenschappelijke plan leeft al bijna twintig jaar! Gaudeamus heeft al die tijd meegedacht, ze mag toch nu niet zomaar afhaken? Maar het ministerie blijft bij zijn besluit. Ze kan en zal Gaudeamus niet tegemoet kunnen komen in de hoog uitgevallen kosten van de kantoorruimtes aan het IJ. - Jeroen Kimman: Set Camp (Rosa Ensemble) - Karin Rehnqvist: Arktis Arktis!: I. Breaking the Ice (Swedish Chamber Orchestra olv John Storgårds) - Jonathan Harvey: Scena, for Violin and Ensemble (Elizabeth Layton (vl.) & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra olv Ilan Volkov) - Ivan Fedele: Arcipelago Mobius: VIII. (Roberta Gottardi (cla.) & Ensemble Algoritmo olv Marco Angius) - Dobrinka Tabakova: Such Different Paths (Amihai Grosz (vla.) & Boris Andrianov (vlc.) & Janine Jansen (vl.) & Julia-Maria Kretz (vl.) & Stacey Watton (cb.) & Torleif Thedéen (vlc.)) - György Ligeti: Lux aeterna (Cappella Amsterdam olv Daniel Reuss) - Willem Breuker: De Verdubbelaar (de ereprijs) - Reza Namavar: Schreeuwuijl (2007) for viola solo and ensemble (Susanne Van Els (vl.) & Schönberg Ensemble olv Bas Wiegers) - Erik Bosgraaf & Jorrit Tamminga: Dialogue I (Erik Bosgraaf (fl.) & Jorrit Tamminga (elec.)) - Frank Zappa: The Black Page (Meridian Arts Ensemble)

This episode features composer Nicholas Olsen discussing his recent lock-down project, “From Home”, referential music, important influences and composing habits. Nick is a Welsh Composer based in Glasgow. He has worked with ensembles such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Psappha Ensemble and many more. With special thanks to performers Matthew McAllister. Valerie Barr, Richard Schofield, Da Capo Alba, Djordje and Andrea Gajic. Ear to the Ground keeps you in the loop with interviews and gig alerts from Scotland's top-notch composers. Hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames. Sound edited by Mia Eames. Website Links: https://www.eartothegroundscotland.com/ https://www.nicholasolsenmusic.com/   Listening Material: Henri Dutilleux - Violin Concerto (L'Arbe De Songes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDVFNh7MDQk&ab_channel=nicholas72611 Pierre Boulez - Pli Selon Pli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC7v4O9kLyU&t=23s&ab_channel=ListadeM%C3%BAsicasOttoMariaCarpeaux Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b4-rXhKpMM&t=30s&ab_channel=olla-vogala Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade - Three Etudes for Piano and Flower Pots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H3FUgjoA-M&ab_channel=PsapphaEnsemble

Have you ever done something very different from your own profession and found similarities? With Jon, we found that cooking in the kitchen can be as similar as preparing for a performance. In this talk we also discussed about Jon's experience as an orchestra musician, what is his approach toward making music, success and failure. With some added seasoning of Jon's humor the conversation turned out to be very cheerful and optimistic. For the time being this uplifting energy is very much required, so tune in to join us for 58 min and 11 sec of good vibes!About Jonathan Chapman:A graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has appeared as Guest Principal Timpanist of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Guest Section Leader Percussionist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. In addition, he regularly freelances professionally with orchestras such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra of Scottish Ballet, and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Jonathan has also performed with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, at the 2017 and 2019 BBC Proms. In March 2018, Jonathan performed the Schwantner Concerto for Percussion with the coaching of Chris Lamb, Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic.  He first joined EUYO in 2019 and has since toured to 9 different countries on 3 continents in that time.Contact Jon at - jonathan.chapman94@hotmail.comEpisode music: C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.MašanauskaitėA. Schoenberg - Die  Gurre-Lieder (Excerpt from Jon's performance)R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel (Excerpt from Jon's performance)A. Gaelic - Symphony mov. 4 excerpt (Excerpt from Jon's performance) If you have any comments or enquiries, drop me a line at openartedpodcast@gmail.com  

We're back baby! After a long break (to read, watch, and in Sarah's case, actually break some tendons) Becky and Sarah return with a shedload of new loves, and a phenomenal first guest. She's Mercury Prize 2020 shortlisted, the former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, loves a board game and has an MBE... Anna Meredith may well be our perfect enthusiastic guest and as always, we're asking the big questions, finding out who has inspired her, what her secret sidelines are, and what her Mastermind specialist subject would be.Plus as per usual, Becky and Sarah's minds are in the gutter at every turn, Becky's been binging and Sarah's finally come to understand Reality TV... Heaven help us all. If you enjoyed the episode, we'd love to hear from you (not if you didn't, that would be mean). You can reach us at the following:Email: calmdowndearpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @calmdowndearpodcastTwitter: @calmdowndearpodWebsite: calmdowndearpodcast.comShow notes:Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour - Hounds of Love at 35, A Kate Bush Special - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000my63Selling Sunset - https://www.netflix.com/title/80223108Olive Kitteridge - https://www.elizabethstrout.com/books/olive-kitteridgeTess of the D'urbervilles - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dlpcjThree Women - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/27/three-women-lisa-taddeo-reviewUs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08qfb0y/us-series-1-episode-1Mercury prize - https://www.mercuryprize.com/news/the-2020-hyundai-mercury-prize-albums-of-the-yearLaura Marling and 12 Ensemble - https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e94rn38th Grade - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/28/eighth-grade-coming-of-age-bo-burnham-review-mark-kermodeLiving With Yourself - https://www.netflix.com/title/80178724Paramour music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjmZLaymJU8Killjoy music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6WP4dXGOvgYogi - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224271/yogiPandemic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549/pandemicArticulate - https://www.drumondpark.com/articulateGeoguessr - https://www.geoguessr.com/Exploding Kittens - https://explodingkittens.com/Camel Up - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/153938/camelShaun T - https://shauntfitness.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1. Garth Baxter – From the Heart: Three American Womenhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/7k9n3QWkHSYQ5e5TGProGb2. Jennifer Jolley – Prisoner of Consciencehttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kAYkFmqvLvBeFVeKL8Zx43. Gleb Kanasevich – your fortresshttps://youtu.be/V1l141q9_VAPanelists:Soprano Katie Procell has been praised throughout the Baltimore area for her “golden tone and arresting stage presence” (Peter Dayton). Her musical curiosity includes the avant-garde and she has performed Pierrot Lunaire, Ginastera’s third String Quartet, Messiaen’s Harawi, Berio Sequenza III, even Kurtàg’s Attila Fragments. Procell’s past opera credits include Giselle, Jenny, Mel 2, and various roles in the two-woman collection of short new operas called Elevator (ENA Ensemble); Lisa ( La Sonnambula; Opera Alchemy); Susanna ( Le nozze di Figaro; Peabody Conservatory); Giulietta ( I Capuleti e i Montecchi; Alchemy); Krysia (understudy, Out of Darkness; Peabody); Rosina ( Il barbiere di Siviglia; James Madison University); and more. She studies with Elizabeth Futral and has studied with Phyllis Bryn-Julson and Kevin McMillan. Procell has trained at Opera Roanoke (Apprentice Artist), Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, and SongFest. She works closely with composer Peter Dayton and has premiered several of his works and is collaborating with both Dayton and Baxter on upcoming recording projects.Award-winning conductor Jordan Randall Smith is the Music Director of Symphony Number One and Assistant Conductor of Hopkins Symphony Orchestra. Smith was recently named Visiting Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestras at Susquehanna University. Smith was formerly Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Dallas Festival of Modern Music and Assistant Conductor of the Peabody Opera Theatre. Smith was lauded for being “an attentive partner” by the Baltimore Sun. His leadership of Mahler’s fourth symphony was praised by the Sun’s Tim Smith: “The third movement, in particular, was quite sensitively molded.” Conductor Alan Gilbert called Jordan’s conducting of Boulez’ Le Marteau sans Maître, “impressive.” An active supporter of new music, Jordan has a discography spanning four commercial releases and a history of commissions, leading over 50 world premieres. Jordan is also a Creative Director of the International Florence Price Festival. Smith was named to the Executive Council for the Institute for Composer Diversity at SUNY-Fredonia in January 2020.Ian Power is a composer, performer, and Director of Integrated Arts at the University of Baltimore. Ian’s music is inscrutable, warm, insistent, and performer-driven, and has been performed by ensembles and soloists in the US, UK, Germany, Denmark, and Israel. His writing on rhetoric in new music and reviews of CDs and performances are published in TEMPO, and he has lectured at the American Musicological Society, American Studies Association, and universities in the US, UK, and Turkey. Ian studied with Chaya Czernowin, Steven Takasugi, and John Luther Adams. Ian’s first CD, Diligence, featuring long solo pieces, is out on Edition Wandelweiser Records (Germany) in June 2020. His CD Maintenance Hums, featuring chamber works, is out on Carrier Records (New York) in September 2020. He is writing an orchestra piece for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, to be premiered at the TECTONICS festival in Glasgow in May 2022.More information at pauseandlisten.com. Pause and Listen was created by host John T.K. Scherch and co-creator/marketing manager Michele Mengel Scherch.

As he returns to his native Scotland to conduct the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s mighty eighth symphony, Kate speaks to the conductor Donald Runnicles about his relationship with the composer’s music and a lifetime spent making music. Kate visits Xenia Pestova Bennett at Queen Mary University of London to hear about her second album which features a new instrument, the Magnetic Resonator Piano. She tells Kate about her creative responses to the effects that electromagnets can induce on a regular concert grand piano. And marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Henri Veuxtemps, Music Matters hears from the violinist Anne Akiko Meyers – the current custodian of the composer’s famous Guarneri del Gesù violin. She describes the sound characteristics of what is reportedly the world’s most expensive instrument. Kate also catches-up with the author Sophy Roberts to learn about her travels across Siberia in search of the backstories of keyboards scattered across an eleventh of the world’s landmass. From clavichords transported by governors on sledge, through pianos which have weathered the region’s furtive cold, to a keyboard hacked out of a Gulag bunkbed frame, Kate hears how these instruments embody the soul of Siberia.

>Measha Brueggergosman, Synergy Vocals, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

In episode 33 Luke talks to an old friend of his, the conductor John Wilson. John was born in Gateshead and studied composition and conducting at the Royal College of Music, where in 2011 he was made a Fellow. Back in 1994, he formed his own orchestra, the John Wilson Orchestra, dedicated to performing music from the golden age of Hollywood and Broadway, and with whom he has appeared regularly across the UK, including at the BBC Proms annually since 2009. In March 2019, John was awarded the prestigious ISM Distinguished Musician Award for his services to music. He is now in demand at the highest level all over the world, working with some of the finest orchestras and opera houses. In the UK, he performs regularly at festivals such as Aldeburgh, Glyndebourne and the BBC Proms with orchestras such as London Symphony, London Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony and City of Birmingham Symphony. Elsewhere, he has conducted the Royal Concertgebouw, Budapest Festival, Swedish Radio Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic and Sydney Symphony orchestras amongst others. He made his opera debut in 2016 conducting Madam Butterfly at Glyndebourne Festival Opera on their autumn tour and has since conducted Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess at English National Opera and returned to Glyndebourne Summer Festival to conduct Massenet’s Cinderella. John has a large and varied discography which includes a series of discs with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra exploring the works of Richard Rodney Bennett, with the BBC Philharmonic devoted to the symphonic works of Aaron Copland and numerous recordings with the John Wilson Orchestra. In 2019 Chandos released his first recording with the Sinfonia of London which features Korngold’s Symphony in F Sharp. In this conversation we discuss John’s earliest musical experiences, then explore some big topics, such as the idea of artistic perfection, why songs are central to John’s musical world, the importance to him of community music making, and whether you can listen to Ewartung while brushing your teeth (Boulez thinks you can’t).

In today's introduction to world premieres at the BBC Proms, I'm with Linda Catlin Smith. She's introducing her new orchestral work Nuages, which is premiered by Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on Sunday 1st September at 7.30pm, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and available afterwards on BBC Sounds.

Ein besonderes Faible und ein besonderes Händchen hat der Däne Dausgaard für die großen skandinavischen Kompositionen. Aktuell ist "Kullervo" von Jean Sibelius dran, das er mit seinem BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra eingespielt hat.

Elgar is the focus of our December Recording of the Month. In this superbly programmed disc for Hyperion, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins perform the ever-popular Enigma Variations and In the South (Alassio). They also turn the spotlight on several First World War rarities – Une voix dans le désert, Carillon and Le drapeau belge – and give us the first recording of Elgar's own orchestral arrangement of his song Pleading. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the cover CD of the September issue of BBC Music Magazine, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony No. 3, conducted by Donald Runnicles. In this podcast, acting deputy editor Rebecca Franks and editorial assistant Elinor Cooper introduce the work, complete with extracts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the cover CD of the July issue of BBC Music Magazine Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Mahler's epic ninth Symphony, recorded live at the BBC Proms in 2014. 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.

Explore the heroic narrative of Richard Strauss's epic tone poem 'Ein Heldenleben', which will be performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus as part of the Opening Concert at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival.

Michael Berkeley's guest is Anna Meredith - one of Britain's leading composers coming up from the younger generation. She is hard to label as she composes and performs both acoustic and electronic music, and her work has been performed everywhere from the Last Night of the Proms to flashmob events in the M6 services. She studied at York University and the Royal College of Music, and alongside numerous awards, she's been Composer in Residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and a judge for BBC Young Musician of the Year. She was recently commissioned as part of the BBC Ten Pieces initiative to write a piece which will be played to primary school children across the country, to introduce them to classical music. In Private Passions she talks to Michael Berkeley about the music which inspires her, and explains why composers now still have a lot to learn from 16th century madrigals. She celebrates Sibelius and his extraordinary 5th symphony, and Holst's music for wind band, unfashionable though it may be. She introduces work by a new generation of composers too: Emily Hall, Richard Ayres and Owen Pallet. And she reveals why she goes into schools to inspire teenage girls by playing Bjork, and reflects on what it means to be a woman composer now: My music tends to be quite bombastic, and I've heard people say "It doesn't sound very female", or "What's a nice girl like you doing writing music like that?" When I'm doing electronic music I do all the computer stuff myself and sometimes there's an assumption that there must be a guy somewhere behind the scenes working all the software magic... A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3 Produced by Elizabeth Burke.

Soprano Christine Brewer is widely regarded as one of the finest performers of Richard Strauss' achingly beautiful Four Last Songs - his farewell to the world. She talks to us here about her journey with this work from hearing it for the first time to what will be her 96th performance at The Lammermuir Festival in September. She performs at The Lammermuir Festival this year on Saturday 20 September at 7.00pm in St Mary's Haddington with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marytn Brabbins. www.lammermuirfestival.co.uk for more details and tickets The concert will be recorded live by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast Music featured in this podcast: Christine Brewer, soprano and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Donald Runnicles (Telarc) Strauss: Four Last Songs Excerpts from: no 1: Frühling no 2: September no 3: Beim Schlafengehen Christine Brewer photo: Christian Steiner