12.05pm - 1.00pm Saturday and Sunday
Every Saturday and Sunday, Music Makers explores the lives and careers of the people who have enriched our lives with their creation of music – including instrumentalists, singers, composers and conductors.
On Saturdays, Mairi looks at major performers – musicians whose names might be well known or less familiar – and surveys their careers, their recorded repertoire, and their influence.
On Sundays, Music Makers includes conversations with people currently making music around Australia and overseas. Sunday's program is also the place to hear features and special series about music making past and present. Programs in 2008 |
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Richard Bonynge at 80. Part 1: Early Inspirations
On the eve of his 80th birthday, the eminent Australian conductor, Richard Boyngne, talks with the former Artistic Director of The Australian Opera (later Opera Australia), Moffatt Oxenbould, about his career and musical passions and his experiences working with some of the greatest operatic artists of the last six decades. > more
Arthur Benjamin: The Man and his Music
The Australian-born composer who died in London fifty years ago, is probably best known for writing "Jamaican Rumba" but he was also among the ranks of those fine composers who wrote music for British films in the 1930s. > more
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Yvonne Kenny: One High Note After Another
The much-loved and admired Australian soprano talks with Mairi Nicolson about the art of singing and singing teaching, and how she's kept her voice in good shape and explored new operatic territory over the decades. > more
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Reinhard Goebel
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2010 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address - presented by Simone Young AM
"Music in the age of soundbites"
Since its inception in 1999, the annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address has served as an important forum in the world of contemporary music in Australia. > more
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Claudio Arrau
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No Laughing Matter! Violist Roger Benedict, the Sydney Symphony's versatile principal, loves his instrument's role in the heart of the orchestra.
Roger Benedict, the Sydney Symphony's Principal Violist, is returning 'home' to Britain as the orchestra heads off on a major international tour, giving concerts at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh and Lucerne Festivals. > more
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Dame Janet Baker - Part 1
Mezzo-soprano. > more
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You can listen again up to 4 weeks after broadcast. Please understand that some features cannot be made available on our website (e.g. BBC productions). Audio usually updates one hour after broadcast.
From Russia to the World: Vladimir Ashkenazy > moreLetters to Sibelius: No.1. A Letter to Sibelius > moreLetters to Sibelius: No.2. The Fog and the Island > moreLetters to Sibelius: No.3. Valse Triste > moreLetters to Sibelius: No.4. Doctor Big Man > moreLetters to Sibelius: No.5. North and South > moreTop Brass: Musician to Musician: Philip Smith > moreSunday programs broadcast in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
Music played during Music Makers on September 5 | 4 | August 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | For earlier dates, start at the index of Archived Music Details.
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