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Pianist Kirill Gerstein on jazz and classical

Tom Service talks to pianist Kirill Gerstein about straddling the jazz and classical piano worlds. And we discover the new accessible instrument opening up music to everyone.

Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend!

Tom's guest is acclaimed pianist Kirill Gerstein, who talks about his musical life starting out as a jazz performer, before finding classical music and more!

Also, we discover the new instrument that's opening up playing music to disabled musicians. The Clarion is a musical instrument that can be played independently with any part of the body, including the eyes. Tom is joined in the studio by its inventor, Barry Farrimond-Chuong, musician Cass Alabaster and composer Charlotte Harding, who has written a new piece for the National Open Youth Orchestra to feature in the Proms.

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3 hours

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Aug 202609:00