Podcasts

MusicPlus: Evelyn Glennie

Evelyn Glennie is the world’s first musician to create a full-time career as a solo percussionist. Her mission, in her words, is to teach the world to listen, thereby enhancing communication and social cohesion.

MusicPlus: Ralph Allwood MBE

Ralph Allwood MBE was for 26 years director of music at Eton College where he set up the Eton Choral Courses. He conducts Inner Voices, a choir for state school children in London.

He speaks to Chris Gunness about the joys of working with young people and of keeping alive the English choral tradition.

MusicPlus: John Lubbock

Conductor John Lubbock is founder of the Orchestra of St John’s, a group with a social mission to serve the community.

He talks to Chris Gunness about playing music for people with conditions such as autism and dementia.

MusicPlus: Cayenna Ponchione

Cayenna Ponchione is the associate conductor of the Orchestra of St John’s and is committed to the promotion of gender and ethnic equality in conducting and composition.

She speaks to Chris Gunness about promoting social justice through music, and her experience of hosting the Afghan Women’s Orchestra in Oxford.

MusicPlus: Nicholas McCarthy

Despite being born with one hand, Nicholas McCarthy told his mother at an early age he wanted to become a concert pianist. He talks to Chris Gunness about his journey towards realising this dream.

MusicPlus: Frank Horvat

Composer and pianist Frank Horvat talks to Chris Gunness about working with depression in the music industry, and his campaigning for causes ranging from human rights to environmentalism.

MusicPlus: Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber is principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and one of the leading musicians of his generation. He speaks to Chris Gunness about the power of music education and the importance of a broad curriculum for all young people.

MusicPlus: James Rose

Chris Gunness talks to conductor James Rose about working in the music world with a disability, and the challenges he has overcome along the way.

MusicPlus: Gabriela Montero

As the Venezuelan political crisis continues to unfold, Gabriela Montero speaks to Chris Gunness about how music can respond to these challenging times, and about breaking down the barriers between herself and her audiences.

MusicPlus: Mark Wigglesworth

Mark Wigglesworth speaks to Chris Gunness about Brexit, the challenges of a career in the music industry, and the qualities that make a good leader.

MusicPlus: Chi-chi Nwanoku

Chi-chi Nwanoku speaks to Chris Gunness about diversity in the industry, the government’s ‘criminal’ assault on musical education, and about how classical music is retreating from society.