10 November 2018
Episode 368
01 hour
Photo: Clive Barda
Markus Hippi and Fernando Augusto Pacheco with some standout audio from the past seven days. We meet Estonia’s ambassador to the UK, the world-renowned composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen discusses the idea of danger in classical music and Austrian-born, Los Angeles-based artist Gold Star performs live.
10 November 2018
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