Making a life in music
Our guest for the finale of S2 is *GASP* Sir Simon Rattle! He joins us with inspiring stories from his amazing conducting career, plus tips on keeping your confidence and why it's...
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Let's work together
Because everyone knows that playing with other people is the best part of being a musician. The excellent (and hilarious) violinist Pekka Kuusisto is our guest for this episode on musical collaboration,...
Improvisation
Jazz trumpeter Alexandra Ridout is our guest for this totally spontaneous episode (in which Sam, predictably, is the most chillaxed member of the BBCYM podcast team). Does anyone... sing?
How to record an album
OK, so we're not even gonna pretend that we manage to crack this in the time available - but we did call up the lovely Miloš, who gave us some helpful pointers....
Feel the fear (and do the gig anyway)
Zeynep is scared of heights. Sam is scared of falling. So whose brilliant idea was it to record this episode on the London Eye? The amazing composer Anna Meredith is our guest...
What is H.I.P.?
That stands for historically informed performance, btw. So what happens if you find out that your favourite composer was a big ol' Nazi? And does knowing that Brahms loved whisky affect how...
99 (when the pass mark is 100)
Exams and competitions are a fact of life for most of us. Do they matter? Our guest is the cellist (and multi-competition winner) Natalie Clein.
Sort your life out
In which Jess reveals the full extent of her stationery addiction. Bet you've bought a diary by the end of this episode.
Genre fluid
Are labels still important when it comes to music? Is genre even a Thing? Do music fans really care any more - and should performers? Our guest is the pianist-composer-entertainer Chilly Gonzales.
Let's get physical
We know it's important, but physical health often gets shunted to the bottom of the list come concert time. So this week we're talking health, fitness, and why cucumber sushi is the...
