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The Late Edition, episode 534
18 November 2013
George Brock of London's City University set the day's agenda. We also speak to judge Essa Moussa, instrumental in dismantling apartheid in South Africa, and begin our series on soft power around the world.
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Sunday Brunch - Sunday Brunch: The one-handed musical trust
15 July 2018
We meet the man helping physically disabled people play musical instruments. Plus: Renaissance insults, Nelson Mandela’s favourite food and the weekend papers.
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Monocle on Culture - Is acoustic on its way out?
20 April 2015
To answer this week’s question on Culture, we discover the ‘yaybahar’ – a new acoustic instrument from Istanbul that sounds electronic – we speak to oboe makers Howarth of London, piano-making masters Steinway & Sons and…
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 4: Jason Price
1 July 2016
American-born and London-based Jason Price shares highlights of a globetrotting life immersed in music and explains how he built Tarisio, the world's premier fine-instrument auction house.
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 378: Estonia Piano
23 February 2024
Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff meets Indrek Laul, CEO of Estonia Piano, a company known for blending traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques to create instruments with exceptional sound. Laul discusses the brand’s com…
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The Entrepreneurs, episode 104
9 October 2013
We browse the Best of Britannia exhibition in London, meet the man behind Palo Alto-based start-up Sabi, and chat with the creator of a radical new instrument that re-imagines the piano.
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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 51: The Old England department store
10 April 2017
We wax lyrical about one of Brussels most spectacular art-nouveau structures: the Old England department store, which is now home to the Musical Instruments Museum.
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Monocle on Design - Extra: How does electronic music influence design?
8 October 2020
From instruments that inspire product and industrial-design techniques, to the look of album-cover art and gig posters, the connections between electronic music and design are abundant. We visit the Design Museum to find…
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Lend me your ear
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The Bulletin with UBS - Investing in private markets
1 March 2021
Two of the authors of a new report from the Chief Investment Office of UBS Global Wealth Management explain how private markets fit into a liquidity, longevity, legacy approach to investment and discuss how a lower-return…
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The Bulletin with UBS - Green bonds
19 August 2018
This week we look at the sustainable-investment landscape and put green bonds in the spotlight. We reflect on the move by UBS to join the Climate Bonds Programme; consider the ways in which some new and innovative instru…