Michael Tippett and Ukrainian polyphony

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Tom Service considers the long life and rich career of composer Michael Tippett, with Oliver Soden (author of a new biography), the conductor Sian Edwards and pianist Rolf Hind. An earlier British musical icon, Charles Halle founded his orchestra in Manchester in the mid-19th century and it still flourishes today: archivist Eleanor Roberts and conductor Sir Mark Elder praise a remarkable man. Also, star tenor Juan Diego Florez talks about his work with disadvantaged children in Peru, and about his upcoming opera roles, and Miklos Both tells Tom about a living tradition of ancient choral singing, which he has been recording in Ukraine.