Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast

Ruth Rogers is a violinist with the London Mozart Players contributing to the orchestra's LMP at Home series - a regularly updated collection of videos and playlists created for audiences and musicians alike in isolation. In this episode, she introduces three works that have supported her during the initial stages of the Coronavirus outbreak including Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, Mendelssohn's youthfully optimistic Octet, and Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht. 

In this exclusive podcast hear BAFTA-award winning composer Paul Leonard-Morgan talk about his work with Philip Glass composing music for the new hotly-anticipated Amazon Prime series ‘Tales from the Loop’. A charming soundtrack, simply scored but deployed with devastating effect. Hear Paul discuss how he works in isolation from his glass-walled studio in LA. Watch the trailer on YouTube. Tales of the Loop is available on Amazon Prime from 3 April. 

Writer and 'punter' Adrian Ainsworth (@Adrian_Specs on Twitter) brings his musical selection to the Thoroughly Good Emergency Classical Music Podcast including Carolyn Sampson's latest release, Schubert's Ausflosung from Ian Bostridge, Kate Arnold's 'For Barely One In A Thousand' and Jo Quail's 'Mandrel Cantus'. Adrian has a new blog set up to supporting artists impacted by the Coronavirus Crisis - Support Action. 

Marta Gardolińska shares classical music works which have supported her during isolation and lockdown in Austria: Vaughan Williams' Lark Ascending, Strauss' Four Last Songs, and the symphonies of Bruckner - music that evokes a sense of freedom, acceptance, peace, and consolation.

There's a nasty bug about. A nasty economy-threatening bug that challenging all of us. At times like these we need to draw on the things that matter most: music. Fran Wilson and Jon Jacob talk about their reaction to events and the music that has supported them. 

Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra appear as part of the 2020 Cheltenham Music Festival (3-12 July) of which Buckley is guest curator this year. In this podcast hear Buckley discuss his musical roots, why he thought the Ibiza Prom might bomb minutes before he went on stage, and how the club classics which made up that concert weren't necessarily his go-to music when he sat down to arrange them. 

A special series of podcasts commissioned by the lovely people at Spitalfields Music celebrating the 2020 Festival. Edited highlights from the @SpitsMusic Festival Launch 2020 including CEO Sarah Gee, and composers Errollyn Wallen and Edmund Finnis. Plus, exclusive live performances from the Dunedin Consort. 

Recorded at Ham Yard Hotel in February 2020, Susan Bullock discusses her career playing Elektra, ahead of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performances of Strauss' revenge-ridden opera of the same name in Poole Lighthouse and Birmingham Symphony Hall. 

Miloš latest album of guitar music features Katherine Tinker and Jess Gillam on a variety of classical interpretations of iconic pop tunes. And it works well. Miloš shared his thoughts on playing, the industry, and the supposed shame of admitting to burnout in this podcast recorded at The Treehouse Hotel in London. 

Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn appears in the title role in Verdi's Luisa Miller at English National Opera in London. Book tickets on the ENO website. https://www.eno.org/whats-on/luisa-miller/

Carlos Cipa visited London in September 2019 for a one-off concert and to promo his new album of experimental soundscapes Retronyms. Since then he's also released Retronyms B-Side Collection - three tracks reworking the improvisation-driven compositions from the August release. 

Maxim Vengerov celebrates 40 years performing on stages across the world with a special one-off concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 June 2019 with Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky. He's also teaming up with streaming service IDAGIO to release exclusive recordings on their label (listen to the podcast to get a discount code for signing up to IDAGIO). He plays the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra on 30 April.

Violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen and pianist James Baillieu discuss their latest collaboration on Signum Classics: the complete works for violin and keyboard by CPE Bach. Available on all streaming sites and for purchase via Signum Classics. 

Gabriela's latest album on Orchid Classics is available on Spotify. She performs with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on 26 February 2020. https://bsolive.com/events/artist-in-residence-recital/

Violinist Nicola Benedetti is one of the world's leading advocates for quality music education - an ambassador whose passion for her role is evident in what she says and what she does. This podcast features an interview with her about the Benedetti Foundation, plus excerpts from sessions for primary school children run in London. 

Tom Hammond conducts the Orchestra of the Swan on 21 January 2020 in a programme featuring music by Sibelius. In this podcast he discusses how he discovered Sibelius' music. He also previews some of the events in the 2020 Hertfordshire Music Festival. 

Conductor and harpsichordist Christophe Rousset discusses the writing of composer Lully following a performance of 'Isis' given at Opera Royal in the Palace of Versailles on Tuesday 10 December. Read a synopsis of the opera on the Les Talens Lyriques website. A recording of the opera made by Les Talens Lyriques is available on Spotify or to purchase.