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Rakhi Singh, violinist and co-founder of Manchester Collective performs an Improvisation into Nicola Matteis’ Alia Fantasia in our Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Get to know Ayanna Witter-Johnson – cellist, composer and singer – in this short interview about her musical inspirations and favourite collaborations.

Singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist; the talented Dave Okumu looked ahead to his 2022 Meltdown concert with this specially curated playlist.

Staff picks from the National Poetry Library’s vinyl collection, which contains more than 250 vinyl records and is constantly growing.

Ayanna Witter-Johnson, composer, cellist and singer, picks out a selection of her favourite dancehall, soul and RnB tracks to curate this playlist.

Celebrating the first decade of Out-Spoken, one of London’s premiere poetry, spoken word and live music nights.

Watch this iconic concert celebrating of the music of William Onyeabor that featured as part of David Byrne’s 2015 Meltdown festival

Enjoy six poems from the National Poetry Library, selected by National Poetry Librarian, Chris McCabe.

The composer and musician, talks to us about her earliest musical memories, and her composition, Neon, in this 2022 interview.

Deborah Levy, the playwright, poet and novelist, walks us through Louise Bourgeois’ 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition in this video interview.

Get an insight into the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition courtesy of a video tour from the gallery’s Director, Ralph Rugoff.

The internationally recognised conductor recommends pieces for classical music newcomers in this short 2022 interview.