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How I create... with poet and playwright Inua Ellams
The poet Inua Ellams, a Black man with a beard, wearing a Zanna Bukar hat in front of a colourful tapestry
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How I create... with poet and playwright Inua Ellams

Which tools are vital to a poet? Find out as Inua Ellams shares his creative process.

‘Women deserve better stories’: Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben discuss their thrilling novel
Reese Witherspoon, a woman with long blond hair sits in a chair on a stage holding a microphone in her hand as she talks.
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‘Women deserve better stories’: Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben discuss their thrilling novel

Two titans of storytelling – actress Reese Witherspoon and author Harlan Coben – discuss joining forces for the gripping thriller Gone Before Goodbye.

5 things to know about Koestler Arts: Night Owls and Abstractions
A person with long red hair wearing a blue sweater holds up her phone to photograph a picture within the Koestler Arts exhibition
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5 things to know about Koestler Arts: Night Owls and Abstractions

Get an insight into the 18th annual Koestler Arts exhibition, currently at the Southbank Centre, curated by poet and playwright Inua Ellams.

So, Hear Me Out: Are film and game soundtracks ‘proper’ classical music?
The words ‘Films, Games & Classical’ in large type, flanked on either side by images of Scarlett Johansson in the film 'Under the Skin' and characters from the video game Soulcalibur II
Podcast

So, Hear Me Out: Are film and game soundtracks ‘proper’ classical music?

Gillian Moore and Linton Stephens explore the world of film soundtracks and game scores in episode seven of our podcast series.

Walk into the world of Gilbert & George with Pandemonia
Performance artist Pademonia – a living sculpture of an exaggerated cartoon-like woman with blond hair, sunglasses and bright red lips, points towards a Gilbert & George picture within the Hayward Gallery
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Walk into the world of Gilbert & George with Pandemonia

Take a video tour of Gilbert & George’s Hayward Gallery exhibition 21ST CENTURY PICTURES in the company of performance artist Pandemonia.

So, Hear Me Out: Can classical music make you happier?
The words ‘Classical ‘highs in large type, flanked on either side by images of the composers Felix Mendelssohn and Francesca Caccini
Podcast

So, Hear Me Out: Can classical music make you happier?

Gillian Moore and Linton Stephens explore the happiness that classical music can bring in the sixth episode of our podcast series

Alisa Weilerstein: ‘We’re taught that context is everything; why can’t we just skip that and listen?’
A woman in an orange dress, posing with a cello
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Alisa Weilerstein: ‘We’re taught that context is everything; why can’t we just skip that and listen?’

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein discusses her musical upbringing, expanding the repertoire and the ‘great equaliser’ of classical music out of context.

How I create… with musician Soumik Datta
Soumik Datta standing outdoors holding his traditional instrument and wearing a red jumper.
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How I create… with musician Soumik Datta

The sarod virtuoso on finding inspiration on the go, rewriting his understanding of success and learning to accept feedback.

So, Hear Me Out: Can classical music provide hope to the imprisoned?
The words 'Music behind bars' in large type, flanked on either side by images of the composer Ethel Smyth and composer Olivier Messiaen during his time as a prisoner of war
Podcast

So, Hear Me Out: Can classical music provide hope to the imprisoned?

Gillian Moore and Linton Stephens explore compositions that testify to the resilience of creativity in this fifth episode of our classical music podcast.

My Mixtape: Marius Neset’s 10 tracks he can’t get enough of
Marius Neset, a white man with slicked back blond hair stands by a wall holding a saxophone. The words 'My Mixtape' have been added in front of him in a large font
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My Mixtape: Marius Neset’s 10 tracks he can’t get enough of

The saxophonist and composer shares ten pieces of music he keeps going back to again and again, and the reasons why.

Who is contemporary classical quintet ZRI?
A group of musicians posing in a green valley, with a waterfall in the background
Article

Who is contemporary classical quintet ZRI?

Meet the contemporary classical and folk music quintet who take inspiration from a bawdy 19th century pub.

So, Hear Me Out: Is classical music just one big remix?
The words ‘Classical as Protest’ in a large font, flanked on either side by images of composer Luciano Berio and Star Wars character Darth Vader.
Podcast

So, Hear Me Out: Is classical music just one big remix?

Gillian Moore and Linton Stephens discuss classical music’s tendency to borrow from its own past in our classical music podcast’s fourth episode.