Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann on going big with Bruckner

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Tom Service with guests, stories and the perfect classical soundtrack for the weekend! Tom meets conductor and singer Nathalie Stutzmann to talk about recording Bruckner's massive 4th Symphony. Remarkably her new Bruckner recording is the first time a woman has recorded the piece with a major US orchestra. Described as "a genius who makes the music irresistible" Nathalie chats to Tom about straddling her many musical worlds from Bruckner and Bach to Wagner's operas, why she believes in being a risky conductor and the music she fell in love with as a child. Composer Sally Beamish talks to Tom about celebrating her 70th birthday with a new album called 'House of Wonder' a love letter to her instrument - the viola - and her friends and family who have written and collaborated with her on it - including her daughter, who made her the viola that inspired her to start playing again after 20 years. Tom talks to the experimental musical duo KOGG: AKA composers Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg. Both formally trained - Selena has her roots in contemporary classical composition and Cerys in jazz improvisation - their new album Mechanista is built from everyday objects that they construct into electronic instruments: spanners, toy whistles, brass, elastic bands and broken piano keys. They talk about blending composition, DIY sound invention and playfulness in their music.