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Benjamin Grosvenor: 6 things… that become habit for a concert pianist
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Benjamin Grosvenor: 6 things… that become habit for a concert pianist

The award-winning classical pianist shares some tips of the trade.

Meet the musician: Randall Goosby
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Meet the musician: Randall Goosby

Violinist Randall Goosby talks to us about his musical favourites and memories in this 2023 interview.

The Hermes Experiment: 6 things… I love about contemporary classical music
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The Hermes Experiment: 6 things… I love about contemporary classical music

The Hermes Experiment’s clarinettist shares his enthusiasm for contemporary classical music.

The Endz: from the streets to the stage, via a car park
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The Endz: from the streets to the stage, via a car park

A performance piece from Multi-Story Orchestra that started out as a Peckham school project and brings together spoken word, rap and an orchestra.

8 things to know about Bach’s Goldberg Variations
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8 things to know about Bach’s Goldberg Variations

Written in 1741, Bach’s Goldberg Variations are considered one of the composer’s greatest keyboard works. Here are some key facts about the composition.

Supriya Nagarajan on climate, Carnatic music and Meltwater
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Supriya Nagarajan on climate, Carnatic music and Meltwater

The Carnatic singer-composer and founder of Manasamitra explains MELTWATER, a work inspired by water and the impacts of the climate crisis.

Charles Hazlewood on SMOOSH! Paraorchestra’s Pied Piper-like performance piece
Wearing a white t-shirt, Charles Hazlewood a white man with grey hair and a moustache, holds a baton to conduct an orchestra in a public space, behind him two people wearing facemasks are passing by
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Charles Hazlewood on SMOOSH! Paraorchestra’s Pied Piper-like performance piece

Charles Hazlewood, Artistic Director of Paraorchestra, introduces SMOOSH!, the orchestra’s parade-like musical piece in this 2023 interview.

Dennis and Gnasher interview composer Gavin Higgins
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Dennis and Gnasher interview composer Gavin Higgins

Comic book mischiefs Dennis and Gnasher step out from the pages of Beano to interview the British composer Gavin Higgins.

Meet the musician: Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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Meet the musician: Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Get to know the former Southbank Centre Resident Artist a little better in this short interview from 2023.

6 Middle East composers, and why you should know them
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6 Middle East composers, and why you should know them

The Iranian harpsichordist, introduces six classical music composers from the Middle East, including Josef Tal, Anahita Abbasi and Zad Moultaka.

The Trout at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
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The Trout at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

Revisiting the iconic 1969 Queen Elizabeth Hall performance of Schubert’s Trout quintet featuring Barenboim, Du Pre, Perlman, Mehta, and Zuckerman.

Meet the musician: Daniel Pioro
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Meet the musician: Daniel Pioro

Violinist Daniel Pioro answers questions about his formative musical memories, and his ideal collaborators in this short interview.