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    The Dialogues: Naomi Pinnock

    by 5:4 July 27, 2022 • 08:23
    July 27, 2022 • 08:23

    It’s a real pleasure to be able to present another instalment in my ongoing occasional series The Dialogues. This time, my guest is UK composer Naomi Pinnock, whose music has been a persistent highlight on my radar for the last decade or so. We’d been talking about recording this for…

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    The Dialogues: Natasha Barrett

    by 5:4 January 24, 2022 • 11:27
    January 24, 2022 • 11:27

    i’m delighted to present the latest instalment in my occasional long-form conversation series The Dialogues. My guest this time is UK-born, Norway-based composer Natasha Barrett, whose music i’ve deeply admired for at least 20 years. Barrett is both a veteran and a pioneer of electronic music, utilising a convoluted mixture…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with Charlotte Bray

    by 5:4 August 26, 2021 • 05:00
    August 26, 2021 • 05:00

    The second half of tomorrow evening’s BBC Symphony Orchestra Prom concert opens with the first UK performance of Where Icebergs Dance Away, by British composer Charlotte Bray. In preparation for that, here are her answers to my pre-première questions, along with the programme note for the piece. Many thanks to…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with George Lewis

    by 5:4 August 25, 2021 • 05:00
    August 25, 2021 • 05:00

    Tomorrow night’s Prom concert brings together music by Beethoven and the première of Minds in Flux, a 30-minute electroacoustic work by US composer George Lewis. As an upbeat to that, here are his answers to my pre-première questions, together with his programme for the piece. Many thanks to George for…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with Shiva Feshareki

    by 5:4 August 19, 2021 • 05:00
    August 19, 2021 • 05:00

    This evening’s Prom concert, in addition to new works from Bernard Hughes and Nico Muhly, features the world première of Aetherworld by UK composer Shiva Feshareki. It’s a rare and very welcome instance of an electroacoustic work of contemporary music at the Proms, and in preparation for it here are Shiva’s answers…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with Bernard Hughes

    by 5:4 August 18, 2021 • 05:00
    August 18, 2021 • 05:00

    Tomorrow evening’s Prom concert given by the BBC Singers features three world premières, one of which is Birdchant by British composer Bernard Hughes. By way of an introduction to the piece, here are his answers to my pre-première questions, together with his programme note for the piece. Many thanks to Bernard…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with Britta Byström

    by 5:4 August 9, 2021 • 05:00
    August 9, 2021 • 05:00

    In tomorrow evening’s Prom the BBC Philharmonic will be exploring works by Sibelius and Schumann after opening the concert with the world première of Parallel Universes by Swedish composer Britta Byström. In anticipation of that, here are her answers to my pre-première questions, along with the programme note for the…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with Augusta Read Thomas

    by 5:4 August 7, 2021 • 05:00
    August 7, 2021 • 05:00

    Tomorrow evening’s Prom concert given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, in addition to music by Dvořák and Ives, includes the world première of Dance Foldings by US composer Augusta Read Thomas. As preparation for that, here are her answers to my pre-première questions, together with her programme note…

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    Proms 2021: pre-première questions with Elizabeth Ogonek

    by 5:4 August 1, 2021 • 05:00
    August 1, 2021 • 05:00

    Tomorrow evening’s Prom concert features the first performance of Cloudline, a new orchestral work by US composer Elizabeth Ogonek. In anticipation of that, here are her answers to my pre-première questions. Many thanks to Elizabeth for her responses.

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Ailie Robertson and Stuart MacRae

    by 5:4 September 11, 2019 • 06:00
    September 11, 2019 • 06:00

    This evening’s Prom is titled ‘Bach Night’, and in addition performing several of JSB’s Orchestral Suites the Dunedin Consort will also be giving the world premières of four new works that take their inspiration from some of the Suite’s movements. As an upbeat to that, here are the answers to…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Freya Waley-Cohen

    by 5:4 September 9, 2019 • 06:00
    September 9, 2019 • 06:00

    This afternoon’s Prom, the last of this season’s concerts at Cadogan Hall, features the newly-formed Knussen Chamber Orchestra. Alongside various works by the man himself, there’s also the world première of a short new work by one of Knussen’s former students, Freya Waley-Cohen. In preparation for that, here are her…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Linda Catlin Smith

    by 5:4 September 1, 2019 • 06:00
    September 1, 2019 • 06:00

    This evening’s Prom concert, given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov, opens with the world première of a new work, Nuages, by US composer Linda Catlin Smith. In preparation for that, here are her answers to my pre-première questions, plus the programme note for the piece.…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Dobrinka Tabakova

    by 5:4 August 31, 2019 • 06:00
    August 31, 2019 • 06:00

    This evening’s Prom concert, given by the BBC Concerto Orchestra, is another tribute marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Wood, founder and first conductor of the Proms. In addition to various piece premièred or orchestrated by Wood, the concert includes the world première of a new work,…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Joanna Lee

    by 5:4 August 17, 2019 • 06:00
    August 17, 2019 • 06:00

    This afternoon’s Prom moves away from the Royal Albert Hall to Holy Sepulchre church, for a concert given by the BBC Singers. The programme is an all-English selection of works, finishing with the world première of At this man’s hand by Joanna Lee. In anticipation of that, and to provide…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Benjamin Beckman

    by 5:4 August 11, 2019 • 06:00
    August 11, 2019 • 06:00

    This morning’s Prom concert, given by the National Youth Orchestra of the USA, features the first European performance of Occidentalis by one of the orchestra’s Apprentice Composers, Benjamin Beckman. To provide some background and context, here are his answers to my pre-première questions, along with the programme note for the piece.…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Outi Tarkiainen

    by 5:4 August 4, 2019 • 06:00
    August 4, 2019 • 06:00

    This evening’s Prom, given by the BBC Philharmonic, includes the world première of Midnight Sun Variations by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen. In anticipation of that, here are her answers to my pre-première questions, along with the programme note of the piece. Many thanks to Outi for her responses.

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Alexia Sloane

    by 5:4 July 22, 2019 • 06:00
    July 22, 2019 • 06:00

    This afternoon’s Prom is the first of the festival’s usual parallel strand taking place at Cadogan Hall. Primarily featuring early choral music performed by vocal group VOCES8, the concert also includes the first performance of Earthward by British composer Alexia Sloane. As an introduction to the piece, and to Sloane’s…

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    Proms 2019: pre-première questions with Zosha Di Castri

    by 5:4 July 19, 2019 • 06:00
    July 19, 2019 • 06:00

    This evening, the 2019 Proms festival begins in earnest. As on many previous occasions, they’ve opted to get things started with a world première, which this year is by Canadian-born, US-based composer and sound artist Zosha Di Castri. As an upbeat to that, here are her answers to my pre-première…

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    The Dialogues: Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    by 5:4 April 27, 2019 • 11:49
    April 27, 2019 • 11:49

    i’m excited to present a new instalment in my series The Dialogues. On this occasion, i’m in conversation with Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, whose music has become increasingly well-known in recent years. In the UK, her work has started to appear with more frequency on concert programmes, and there’s a…

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    The Dialogues: Lee Fraser

    by 5:4 December 21, 2018 • 09:34
    December 21, 2018 • 09:34

    i’m really happy to be able to present the next instalment in my series The Dialogues. This time i’m in conversation with UK composer Lee Fraser, whose music has been consistently blowing my mind for the last few years. The first album of his music, Dark Camber, was my best…

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