Jess Gillam hosts the music show for people who like classical and other stuff too. Music, eclectic playlists and chat, with a new guest every week.
Latest episodes
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Jess Gillam with... Francesca Dego
Jess Gillam is joined by Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego to swap some of their favourite music. Francesca has played everywhere from Wigmore Hall to Lincoln Centre New Yo…
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Jess Gillam with... Alessandro Fisher
Jess Gillam and tenor Alessandro Fisher share the music they love.Alessandro Fisher is a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist scheme, and a Kathleen Ferrier award winner:…
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Jess Gillam with... James Baillieu
Jess Gillam swaps music with pianist James Baillieu, including works by Mozart, Bach, and Ella Fitzgerald.Pianist James Baillieu has worked with musicians including Lise Davidsen,…
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Jess Gillam with...Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Jess Gillam and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha share their favourite tracks.South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha was the winner of the Song Prize at the BBC Car…
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Jess Gillam with... Keelan Carew
Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with pianist Keelan Carew, and between them they put together a boundary-pushing playlist with songs by Kurt Weill and Nat King Cole - pianistic f…
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Jess Gillam with... Jordan Bak
Jess Gillam meets violist Jordan Bak to share some of their favourite music.Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is a proud new music advocate – he’s performed world premieres of w…
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Jess Gillam with... Kate Whitley
Jess's guest this week is the composer Kate Whitley.Kate is an award-winning composer and pianist, who also runs the Multi-Story Orchestra. The orchestra was born in a multi-story…
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Jess Gillam with... Johan Dalene
Jess Gillam meets Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene to swap some of their favourite music.At 23 years old, Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene is already the winner of…
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Jess Gillam with... Robert Ames
Jess Gillam and conductor Robert Ames share some of the tunes they love, with music by Philip Glass, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Makaya McCraven, Pauline Oliveros and J.S. Bach.Playlist: P…
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Jess Gillam with... Fleur Barron
Jess Gillam meets mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron to swap some of their favourite music.Singaporean-British mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron sings everything from opera to chamber music, from…
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Jess Gillam with... Laura Cannell
Jess Gillam shares music with composer Laura Cannell, including a sublime Biber Requiem, new music by Kenya Grace, traditional Norwegian fiddle music and a Memphis Soul Stew!Playli…
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Jess Gillam with... Lise Davidsen (This Classical Christmas)
Jess Gillam is joined by Norwegian soprano and Last Night of the Proms star Lise Davidsen for a very Christmassy edition of This Classical Life. They share their favourite Christma…
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Jess Gillam with... Guylaine Eckersley
Jess Gillam and bassoonist Guylaine Eckersley share their favourite tracks, with music by Abel Selaocoe, Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Laura Misch and a guilty pleasure from Frozen 2.Playlis…
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Jess Gillam with... Daniel Shao
Jess Gillam and flautist Daniel Shao play each other their current favourite music. Daniel is a versatile musician, at home in the classical repertory with a number of leading orch…
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Jess Gillam with... Cécile McLorin Salvant
Jess Gillam meets jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant to swap some of their favourite music. Cécile is a 3 time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and her music shows off her passion…
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Jess Gillam with... Matthew Barley
Jess Gillam and cellist Matthew Barley sit down to listen together to the music they love.Matthew's career as a cellist has seen him straddle any number of different genres and con…
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Jess Gillam with... Ema Nikolovska
Jess Gillam and mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska share the music they love, including a traditional Macedonian folk song, Janelle Monáe’s sci-fi concept album The Arch Android, a subli…
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Jess Gillam with... Nicholas Collon
Jess Gillam meets with the conductor Nicholas Collon to share some of the music they love. Today their musical journey takes in the harmonic genius of Jacob Collier, glorious chora…
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Jess Gillam with... Sumina Studer
Jess Gillam and violinist Sumina Studer swap some of their favourite music. As well as picking up prizes for her playing in the Berliner International Music Competition and the Ver…
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Jess Gillam with... Lucy Humphris
Jess Gillam and trumpeter Lucy Humphris share their favourite music. Their musical adventure today includes scary Prokofiev, dreamy Debussy, wide open space from Edmund Finnis and…