In this episode we chat about what we’ve seen and done in the last fortnight, recent classical music news, including the RPS awards, BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Royal Wedding (including a bonus phone-in chat with Royal Harpist Anne Denholm) and some surprising research involving sharks. Sharing her incredible experiences and words of wisdom this week is our special guest, bassoonist Amy Harman. And as always, we conclude with a stomach-turning weird gig of the week.

Mentioned in this episode (in order):

BBC Young Musician Podcast with Jess Gillam: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p062pf6x/episodes/downloads

George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence: http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/lessons-in-love-and-violence-by-katie-mitchell

RPS awards: https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/rps_today/news/rps-music-awards-winners-2018

BBC Young Musician of the year: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44103947

Chart-topping Sheku: http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/shostakovich-sheku-kanneh-mason-chart/

Sharks shun classical music: http://www.radionz.co.nz/concert/programmes/upbeat/audio/2018645334/study-reveals-sharks-not-hooked-on-classical-tunes

KOFMA: https://kofma.co.uk/events/

Rambert at Sadlers Wells: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2018/rambert-life-is-a-dream/

A Moderate Soprano play: https://www.themoderatesoprano.com