Synopsis
Highlights from BBC Radio 3s In Tune - featuring interviews with guests from the world of music and the arts. In Tune is presented by Sean Rafferty and Katie Derham.
Episodes
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Sir Willard White
11/10/2013 Duration: 07minLegendary Jamaican bass baritone Sir Willard White on singing Lieder, music in schools and dreaming of becoming a Formula One driver.
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The National Gallery
11/10/2013 Duration: 09minSean visits the new exhibition at London's National Gallery, The Portrait in Vienna and comes across some familiar faces
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Fascinating Aida
10/10/2013 Duration: 10minSean and the ladies of the award winning Fascinating Aida indulge in some risque banter in the In Tune studio
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Sir Thomas Allen
09/10/2013 Duration: 08minBaritone and director Sir Thomas Allen on directing Mozart's Don Giovanni at Scottish Opera and being presented with a pig's head on stage during an earlier production of the opera
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Helene Grimaud
09/10/2013 Duration: 08minPianist Helene Grimaud on Brahms, preparing for performance and her interest in wolf conservation.
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Sir Antonio Pappano
08/10/2013 Duration: 13minConductor Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, talks about the enduring appeal of Verdi, and his upcoming production of his Vepres Siciliennes ("a souped-up Offenbach") at Covent Garden
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Julie Kavanagh
07/10/2013 Duration: 07minAuthor Julie Kavanagh on her new book The Girl Who Loved Camellias about the life of Marie Duplessis - a French courtesan who was the inspiration for novels, plays, ballets and most famously Verdi's La Traviata.
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Paul Lewis
04/10/2013 Duration: 12minPianist Paul Lewis talks to Sean about his musical beginnings in Liverpool, studying with Alfred Brendel and his favourite concert hall acoustic to perform in.
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Sam Lee 02 Oct
02/10/2013 Duration: 08minFolk singer Sam Lee talks to Sean about collecting songs, his love of Romany culture and the art of wilderness survival
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Valentina Lisitsa
30/09/2013 Duration: 08minOne of YouTube's most-watched pianists, Valentina Lisitsa, talks to Suzy Klein about the travel, the music, and her take on the digital future.
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Douglas Hodge
26/09/2013 Duration: 09minActor Douglas Hodge on his latest role - Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.
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Vladimir Jurowski
25/09/2013 Duration: 08minConductor Vladimir Jurowski on his forthcoming Britten weekend with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Craig Revel Horwood
24/09/2013 Duration: 12minDancer, choreographer, director, author and Strictly Come Dancing judge, Craig Revel Horwood talks about his love of conducting, Strictly and his new book Tales from the Dance Floor
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Rachel Podger
23/09/2013 Duration: 04minViolinist and director Rachel Podger talks to Suzy Klein about her latest album 'Guardian Angel' and the eighth annual Brecon Baroque Festival, of which she is Artistic Director.
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Mitsuko Uchida
17/09/2013 Duration: 09minPianist Mitsuko Uchida talks to Sean Rafferty about her four characterful pianos, why silence is golden, and why she'll drop almost anything to play with Robin Ticciati...
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Julian Bream
17/09/2013 Duration: 12minThe legendary Julian Bream talks to Sean Rafferty, before going to collect his Lifetime Achievement award at the 2013 Gramophone Awards. He talks about how he made a career as a guitarist at a time when the instrument was so undervalued, and how a chance encounter between his father and a sailor led to his taking up the lute.
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Norma Herrmann
16/09/2013 Duration: 08minNorma Herrmann, widow of legendary film composer Bernard Herrmann, talks to Sean about his relationships with directors, work ethic and the attempted censoring of the Psycho music.
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Luca Pisaroni
13/09/2013 Duration: 09minAcclaimed 'barihunk' Luca Pisaroni is about to make his debut at the Royal Opera House in the title role of The Marriage of Figaro. He talks to Suzy about his early love of opera, his dislike of listening back to his own recordings, and his two beloved dogs, Tristan and Lenny.
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Nicola Benedetti
11/09/2013 Duration: 11minStar violinist Nicola Benedetti on education, practice, sexism and the Bee Gees.