Podcast
BBC Young Musician
Hosted by BBC Radio · EN
Jess Gillam hosts the podcast about young musicians, for young musicians. Special guests every episode, with a new show every week.
10episodes
Episodes
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Making a life in music
Nov 30, 201800:19:08Tap to summarizeOur 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 very important to understand who pays National Insurance. We have literally never been this starstruck.
Transcribe →Let's work together
Nov 23, 201800:16:54Tap to summarizeBecause 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, where we learned how it feels to be a sixth desk violinist.
Transcribe →Improvisation
Nov 16, 201800:16:14Tap to summarizeJazz 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?
Transcribe →How to record an album
Nov 9, 201800:16:43Tap to summarizeOK, 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. Plus: Sam's new single and WHO IS THAT WOMAN IN ZEYNEP'S GARDEN?!
Transcribe →Feel the fear (and do the gig anyway)
Nov 2, 201800:20:12Tap to summarizeZeynep 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 for this special edition on FEAR. Also featured: Jess and Zeynep playing the podcast theme tune on a TEENY TINY PIANO
Transcribe →What is H.I.P.?
Oct 26, 201800:17:14Tap to summarizeThat 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 you play his music? (We all know what Zeynep thinks.) Conductor Jessica Cottis is our guest.
Transcribe →99 (when the pass mark is 100)
Oct 19, 201800:18:45Tap to summarizeExams 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.
Transcribe →Sort your life out
Oct 12, 201800:16:33Tap to summarizeIn which Jess reveals the full extent of her stationery addiction. Bet you've bought a diary by the end of this episode.
Transcribe →Genre fluid
Oct 5, 201800:18:22Tap to summarizeAre 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.
Transcribe →Let's get physical
Sep 28, 201800:20:41Tap to summarizeWe 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 ultimate pre-gig snack. Our guest is the kickass trumpeter Alison Balsom.
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