LISTENING TO TCHAIKOVSKY: Béla Hartmann uses his knowledge of Eastern Europe to argue against the banning of all Russian culture following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
DISCUSSION: Composers Daniel Schorno and John Dante Prevedini discuss creativity, innovation and re-invention with Maria Nockin, Mary Mogil, Giuseppe Pennisi and Roderic Dunnett in our hour-long April 2021 video.
Simon Broughton is a freelance journalist and film maker based in London. He regularly directs TV coverage at the BBC Proms and has made many documentaries about both classical and world music. He is also Editor in Chief of Songlines, the world music magazine.
Simon Broughton listens to works by Gideon Klein and Hans Krása