Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast

Academic and conductor Martin Wåhlberg from Trondheim discusses French literature of the Enlightenment, opera-comique, and the work of composer Andre Gretry during a run of performances of Raoul Barbe Bleue.

Recorded in Trondheim on Thursday 15 November 2018.

This podcast features Dr. Sophie Fuller who is the Programme Leader at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Greenwich, South East London, author of The Pandora Guide to Women Composers in Britain and the United States, and along with the Head of Orchestral Studies at Trinity Laban Jonathan Tilbrook is behind the year-long celebration of women composers [Venus Blazing](https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/creative-innovation/venus-blazing). 

Excerpts from works by women composers featured in this podcast include the first movement from Elizabeth Maconchy's first string quartet, the first movement of Louise Farrenc's third symphony, and Meena Keel's Symphony performance by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted at the BBC Proms in 1989.

Ahead of the start of the Australian Chamber Orchestra's Barbican residency on 22nd October 2018, I talk to artistic director Richard Tognetti about Sydney Opera House, Mozart 40, Beethoven String Quartets and Bach. He explains why there's absolutely nothing wrong with arrangements for string ensembles. 

[Concert listings](https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/series/aco-international-associate-at-milton-court) on the Barbican website.

Tips on how start up a string quartet, how to do competitions, and the mindset for approaching any work (terrifying advice). And ahead of their latest release on [Signum](https://signumrecords.com/product/resilience/SIGCD551/), the impetus for selecting the works that appear on their latest album. Recorded at St George's Hotel on Saturday 14 July 2018.

Recorded during the first Karol Szymanowski Music Competition staged at the NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice, Poland. Jon Jacob speaks to competitors, and discovers the hall's distinctive acoustic and the appeal of Polish composer Szymanowski's music.

Sounds from the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, including an exclusive tour of The Cobbe Collection of antique pianos, masterclasses with Lars Vogt and Imogen Cooper, and reflections on the final performances from Aljoras Jurinic, Anna Geniushene, Mario Haring, XinyuanWang, and winner Eric Lu.

Sounds from the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, including an exclusive tour of The Cobbe Collection of antique pianos, masterclasses with Lars Vogt and Imogen Cooper, and reflections on the final performances from Aljoras Jurinic, Anna Geniushene, Mario Haring, Xianyuan Wang, and winner Eric Lu.

This podcast features composer Owen Roberts who is part of the creative team behind concluding work in the 14-18 NOW season - the UK's cultural commemoration of the WW1 centenary.

Owen has composed the music that accompanies an immersive theatrical experience in Swansea 'Now the Hero'. The production opens the Swansea International Festival on 29th September.

Owen Roberts has joined forces with Welsh artist Marc Rees, writer Owen Sheers and the choir Polyphony to create and perform Now the Hero.

In this podcast - recorded at the Southbank Centre on Monday 10 September - Owen discusses who and what inspired him to compose, his training at Durham University, and his work with the late award-winning composer Johann Johannsson.

For more of Owen's work, follow him on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/owenrobertsounds) or [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/owenroberts-1). 

'Now the Hero' is supported by the Welsh Government, Arts Council Wales, the Taliesin, National Lottery Fund, Swansea Council, Swansea University and Colwinston Charitable Trust.

Musicologist Hannah Chan-Hartley discusses academia, the shift from scholarly study to content marketing, and her visual Listening Guides developed for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

For more information on the Visual Guides and to purchase individual copies, visit [[https://www.symphonygraphique.com/shop](https://www.symphonygraphique.com/shop)](Musicologist Hannah Chan-Hartley discusses academia, the shift from scholarly study to content marketing, and her visual Listening Guides developed for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. For more information on the Visual Guides and to purchase individual copies, visit [https://www.symphonygraphique.com/shop](https://www.symphonygraphique.com/shop) This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 5 September 2018 at the Southbank Centre in London.)

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 5 September 2018 at the Southbank Centre in London.

The fifteenth Thoroughly Good Podcast was recorded in August 2018 at the British Youth Opera rehearsals in London South Bank University.

British Youth Opera - an opera training company for graduates and young professionals was founded in 1987\. It has annual programme of productions, masterclasses and workshops for new opera talent. Amongst its alumni features Laura Attridge who appeared on the Thoroughly Good Podcast about Trinity Laban's production of Rape of Lucretia a few episodes back.

This year British Youth Opera stage two productions at the Peacock Theatre from 1st September - Stravinsky's Rakes Progress and Jeremy Sams' Enchanted Island. You'll hear from the Enchanted Island cast and production team talk about the experience of working in British Youth Opera later in this podcast. First, is a conversation with Executive Director David Balcombe.

Performances of The Enchanted Island are on Saturday 1, Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 September at 7.00pm at the Peacock Theatre on Portugal Street. The production of The Rake's Progress is on Tuesday 4, Thursday 6 and Saturday 8 September, also at the Peacock Theatre.

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