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Radio 3,11 May 2013,45 mins

Juan Diego Flórez, Steve Martland

Music Matters

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This week Suzy Klein meets Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez and discovers why he always keeps his phone at the side of the stage when he performs. Louis Andriessen pays tribute to his pupil and friend Steve Martland who died earlier this week. Marin Alsop and Nigel Simeone review a new book in which Jonathan Cott retells the story of the night he had dinner with the composer, conductor and vital life force that was Leonard Bernstein and Suzy delves into the inner workings of a piano as she joins the members of the Pianoforte Tuners Association as they celebrate their centenary.

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