Blog posts by year and monthMay 2013
Posts (13)
BBC Symphony Orchestra - the story behind the music
Sarah Hirons looks forward to the BBC SO's season finale concert and introduces a special video about a theme from Shostakovich's 11th Symphony.
BBC Symphony Orchestra - Review and Preview
BBC Symphony Orchestra general manager Paul Hughes looks back at the 2012-2013 season and looks ahead over the summer and autumn plans.
BBC Symphony Orchestra - learnings from the Learning
BBC Symphony Orchestra learning co-ordinator Lauren Creed explains the background to a forthcoming Schools Concert.
Jazz on 3: Ravi Coltrane Quintet at the Cheltenham Festival
Jez Nelson introduces Ravi Coltrane Quintet at the Cheltenham Festival on Jazz On 3.
Verdi and Wagner - together at last
Playwright Guy Meredith has conjoured up a meeting between Wagner and Verdi that we're pretty sure never happened.
Theories about Wagner in Germany
Stephen Evans has his theories about Wagner challenged in Germany.
Wagner - the man before the myth
Before he became a monster and a myth, Wagner was a young man with a complicated love life
BBC SO - Watching brief: Stephen Hough on Brahms, Phil Hall on Tippett
Graeme Kay introduces tonight's live BBC Symphony Orchestra concert, with videos on Brahms's Piano Concerto No.2 (Stephen Hough) and Tippett's First Symphony (Phil Hall).
Jazz on 3: Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms Trio at the Cheltenham Festival
Jez Nelson introduces a programme showcasing Jason Adasiewcz's Sun Rooms Trio playing live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
