The Ludlow Piano Festival Podcast

The Ludlow Piano Festival Podcast

Interviews and discussions with pianists, composers, and broadcasters about music and the piano, featuring those appearing at the upcoming Ludlow Piano Festival. Guests to include: Anne Lovett, David Owen Norris, Mark Bebbington, Christina McMaster, and Alistair McGowan (LPF Chair and Co-Artistic Director). Presented by composer Joel Baldwin (LPF Co-Artistic Director).

Episodes

May 1, 2024 37 mins

Joel chats to pianist Christina McMaster about her 'Lie Down and Listen' concerts (coming to Ludlow Piano Festival this May), her choice of repertoire, and the way she curates these events. We discuss approaches to listening through the music of John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, Arvo Pärt, and Hildegard of Bingen, delving into themes such as silence, transcendence, and the way music and acoustic experiences can be shaped to reflect tran...

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Joel Baldwin sits down with fellow artistic director and the Ludlow Piano Festival's founder and chair, Alistair McGowan, to discuss his early musical influences, how he got back into playing the piano in later life, why he wanted to set up a piano festival in Ludlow, and what we can look forward to in the upcoming festival this May.

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Joel Baldwin (composer and LPF Co-Artistic Director) discusses British piano music and the works of composers such as William Alwyn, Doreen Carwithen, John Ireland, Arnold Bax, and Edward Elgar with renowned pianist, composer, and broadcaster, David Owen Norris, and fellow concert pianist, Mark Bebbington.

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April 2, 2024 31 mins

Composer and LPF Co-Artistic Director, Joel Baldwin, chats to composer and pianist, Anne Lovett, on film music, famous piano music soundtracks, her own compositions, and much more in the first Ludlow Piano Festival podcast.

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