Music Matters Episodes Episode guide

Tenor Nicky Spence explores the connections between classical music and musical theatre.

Curtain Up: Classical Stories of Musical Theatre homepage

Violinist Tasmin Little looks at how, when and why musicians retire from performance

Turning the Page homepage

Justin Webb explores the relationship between classical music and American politics.

The President and the Polka homepage

James MacMillan explores how composers have interpreted the biblical story of creation.

In the Beginning homepage

Ian Skelly explores the stories and musical connections contained in the Royal Collection.

400 Years of the Royal Collection homepage

Piano technician Ulrich Gerhartz talks to some of the greatest pianists of our age.

Piano Stories homepage

Eleanor Oldroyd explores the connections between classical music and sport.

Knowing the Score homepage

Soprano Elizabeth Watts talks to fellow musicians to explore neurodivergence and music.

Harmony in Neurodiversity homepage

Jenni Murray celebrates music composed by women.

Jenni Murray's Women Composers homepage

Chris Addison explores how composers have used their music to challenge the status quo.

Satire and the Stave homepage

Nicky Campbell and his guest share how classical music has soundtracked their lives.

Music, My Family and Me homepage

Anna Lapwood invites us on tour to discover six very different organs in the UK and abroad

A View From The Organ Loft homepage

Current director Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Nicola Benedetti and the Edinburgh International Festival homepage

Clive Myrie in conversation with news correspondents about music heard on the front line.

Music on the Front Line homepage

Clemency Burton-Hill marks the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's 25th anniversary.

25 Years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra homepage

Music journalist Richard Morrison explores the current state of classical music in the UK.

The Land Without Music? homepage