Chris Roe joins us in our final episode of series one to chat about his life as a film, television and advertising composer. We also chat about what concerts we’ve been to and various things we’ve been up to as summer winds down (may include c

Episode 9 feat. Tine Thing Helseth (international trumpet soloist)

Aug 17th, 2018 59m 59s

Performing by memory, feeling the fear and doing it anyway, and sexy photos are all discussed in episode 9. Imogen chats to our guest for this week, trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, followed by a weird gig that leaves nothing to the imagination.

Episode 8 feat. Simone Willis (PhD researcher in musicians' stress and well-being)

Aug 1st, 2018 1h

Rogue polo balls, sweltering heat and discriminatory work messages feature in our eighth episode. Simone Willis is our special guest - she is a PhD researcher in musicians’ stress and wellbeing at Cardiff Metropolitan University and gives some

Episode 7 feat. John Gilhooly (director of Wigmore Hall)

Jul 19th, 2018 48m 36s

Wimbledon, musicians’ weddings, and the word “klang” make for some worthy discussion in this episode. We also touch on the recent passing of the great British composer Oliver Knussen, and the start of this year’s BBC Proms. Our special guest i

Episode 6 feat. Septura brass septet

Jul 4th, 2018 47m 24s

Love Island, Wimbledon, and never seeing your other half feature in this week’s episode. We discuss the new music director of the RPO, a musical gift given to the New Zealand Prime Minister’s baby and a 103 year old pianist. Our special guest

Episode 5 feat. Aaron Holloway-Nahum (composer & conductor)

Jun 20th, 2018 55m 40s

In this episode we discuss the hectic life of a freelancer with its highs and lows, as well as the latest classical music accolades, concert etiquette, and playing classical music to babies in utero. Our special guest is Aaron Holloway-Nahum,

Episode 4 feat. Roderick Williams (baritone & composer)

Jun 5th, 2018 37m 52s

As usual, we chat about what we’ve seen and been up to in the last fortnight, as well as classical music news, including the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra’s response to hate-mail, GDPR, the new RPS instrumentalist prize, and how the volume of

Episode 3 feat. Amy Harman (bassoonist)

May 23rd, 2018 51m 37s

In this episode we chat about what we’ve seen and done in the last fortnight, recent classical music news, including the RPS awards, BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Royal Wedding (including a bonus phone-in chat with Royal Harpist Anne Denh

Episode 2 feat. Lisa Bucknell (freelance viola player)

May 9th, 2018 37m 38s

In this episode we chat about what we’ve been up to and seen over the last fortnight, and discuss recent classical music news, including the BBC's reporting of the MU’s “The Musician behind the moment” campaign, potential cuts to the East Susse

Episode 1 feat. Naomi Lewis (Royal Opera House)

Apr 22nd, 2018 49m 39s

In our first episode we chat about our recent gigs, concerts we've seen and classical music news. We also interview our first very special guest: Naomi Lewis, who became the Chorus Manager of the Royal Opera House at the tender age of 27. We di

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