LPO Offstage
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDelve into the world of classical music with YolanDa Brown and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. If you love classical music or want to learn more about it, you’re in the right place.
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Retirement
April 11, 2024 03:00 - 33 minutes - 62.2 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with three former LPO members - violinist Geoff Lynn, bassoonist Gareth Newman, and oboist Joan Graham - to explore retirement. When they retire, some musicians sell their instruments and never play a note again. Others reduce the amount of performing they’re doing to make more time for teaching. The former LPO members chatting to YolanDa today all approached retirement in very different ways. Geoff, Gareth and Joan tell YolanDa what they miss about their orchestra...
Holst’s The Planets Revisited
March 28, 2024 10:12 - 32 minutes - 60 MBYolanDa Brown joins composer Colin Matthews, Principal Conductor of the LPO Edward Gardner and flautist Juliette Bausor to revisit Gustav Holst’s most famous work, The Planets. Faber recently published a new facsimile edition of Holst’s The Planets, edited by Colin Matthews, and today’s episode explores its significance and the unique insights that the original handwritten manuscript can give us. Colin, Ed and Juliette also talk to YolanDa about their favourite and least favourite movemen...
Music from the Movies
March 13, 2024 16:31 - 27 minutes - 36.4 MBToday we’re dimming the lights, turning off our phones and filling up a giant bucket of popcorn to get the lowdown on music for film and TV. Film score production has changed a lot in recent years, and LPO musicians timpanist Simon Carrington and tuba player Lee Tsarmaklis have seen it all; from Elmer Bernstein’s skilful, old school approach, to the meticulous modern day techniques of click tracks and multitrack recording. Simon and Lee tell YolanDa about the film scores which soundtrack t...
Wagner’s Epic Ring Cycle
March 01, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.2 MBToday we’re going deep in the music of Wagner - and specifically The Ring cycle, his collection of 4 monumental operas: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung Even if you haven’t seen these live, you’re probably aware that these are absolute behemoths of the opera house - with heroism, love, death, gigantic orchestras and big tunes that need big voices. Bass Brindley Sherratt is tackling the role of Hagen in Götterdämmerung, and he explains how memory, text and costume ...
From the Archive: Saint-Saens’ “Organ” Symphony with Anna Lapwood
February 15, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBToday, another one of our top episodes from the archive… YolanDa Brown joins organist and conductor Anna Lapwood, piccolo player Stewart McIlwham and violinist Martin Höhmann to take a close look at Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No.3 - his organ symphony. They discuss the challenges of communicating with the conductor from the organ, how to get the perfect tempo so those mammoth chords have maximum impact, and how the flutes and violins manage the difficult offbeat rhythms. Anna also rev...
Inside Brahms’ Four Symphonies
February 03, 2024 08:40 - 28 minutes - 51.8 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with contrabassoonist Simon Estell and clarinettist Tom Watmough for a deep dive into Brahms’ Four symphonies Brahms’ symphonies are right at the beating heart of orchestral repertoire for very good reason: audiences love their romanticism and drama, and players can’t get enough of those gorgeous melodies. But how do you keep the music fresh when it’s played so often? Tom and Simon reveal how every conductor creates new challenges for the orchestra, and how Brahms wa...
Inside Stravinsky's Firebird
January 18, 2024 10:56 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBYolanDa Brown talks to trumpeter Anne McAneney and cellist Francis Bucknall and explores Stravinsky’s Firebird. The Firebird is a hugely popular work, but what makes it so enduring? Anne, Francis and YolanDa discuss its story, Stravinsky’s revolutionary writing, and how to keep the music sounding fresh on stage and in recordings. They also mention a number of related works and why Stravinsky’s music lends itself so well to education projects. Plus, they reveal what changes when a piece i...
On the Road Again
December 28, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 53.8 MBYolanDa Brown joins violinist Minn Majoe and horn player Mark Vines to share their touring tips and tricks. Hot off the plane from their recent tour to Asia, Minn and Mark share the highlights and lowlights of the trip with YolanDa, who brings in her own touring experiences. They discuss the difficulties of transporting large instruments, suitcase essentials, and how to navigate washing your clothes when you’re away from home. Plus, ideas for what to do on a day off abroad… If you have a...
Good Tidings We Bring
December 14, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 48.8 MBYolanDa Brown joins harpist Rachel Masters and trombonist Mark Templeton to talk all things festive in this special Christmas episode. In this episode of LPO Offstage YolanDa and her guests share their favourite musical Christmas memories. They discuss the magic of carol singing, the pros and cons of seasonal gigs, and their favourite Christmas repertoire including some amusing alternative lyrics. Plus, they bust some myths about busking and share their tips and trips for performing in i...
From the Archive: Lead Singer
November 16, 2023 11:20 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBWe’ve been dipping into the LPO Offstage archives and revisiting our favourite episodes. In this one, YolanDa Brown sits down with baritone Roddy Williams, horn player Johnny Ryan and cellist Kristina Blaumane to hear what singers can learn from instrumental playing, and why the issues of balancing a voice with an orchestra may not be what you expect. YolanDa also discovers how the players transition from the concert stage to the opera pit and back again, and finds out about the surround s...
From the Archive: Carry on Trucking
November 02, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBHere’s another favourite episode from the LPO Offstage archives! YolanDa Brown chats to Damian Davis about the celebrated LPO truck, complete with a hydraulic lift and kitchenette, and asks how he safely transports hundreds of instruments to concert halls around the world. She also hears bass player Laura Murphy’s point of view - when do you take your ‘second’ instrument, and what do you absolutely not put in your instrument case when you go on tour…? If you have any questions you’d like to...
From the Archive: Where are we today?
October 19, 2023 14:14 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBWe’re taking you back to one of our favourite episodes of LPO Offstage from the archives. This episode is all about venues and YolanDa Brown talks to violinist Tania Mazzetti and trombonist Mark Templeton to discover insights about how different acoustics can radically affect performance, as well as the best (and worst) backstage facilities. And quite a lot of beer. And sausages. If you have any questions you’d like to put to the musicians, please email [email protected], and you might b...
What are you listening to?
October 05, 2023 03:00 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MBIf you’re playing and listening to music all day for your job, what do you listen to the rest of the time? In this final episode of Series 6, YolanDa Brown sits down with Simon Carrington (principal timpanist) and Alice Ivy-Pemberton (violinist and co-leader of the LPO) to talk about their personal relationship with music… They discuss music that imbues every day walking with meaning and purpose, getting in the zone while listening to music on the train, and sometimes just needing silence ...
Best of LPO Offstage: Series 6
September 21, 2023 03:00 - 22 minutes - 52 MBYolanDa Brown takes us through some of the best bits of Series 6, from alternative career paths, to romance in the orchestra, and a deep dive into Holst’s Planets. There’s also advice from Anna Lapwood about how to get into classical music, and Ben Gernon gives us a tour of the orchestra pit at Glyndebourne opera house. Plus, Lee and Dave’s must have tour items… Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrchestra Instagram: @lond...
Sue and Hugh
September 06, 2023 15:07 - 36 minutes - 67.6 MBYolanDa Brown joins cor anglais player Sue Böhling and double bass player Hugh Kluger to find out the reality of life as an orchestral musician, from finding the best bakeries in South East London to having a whole additional career as an interior designer. In this episode of LPO Offstage YolanDa sits down to chat with Sue and Hugh about their must have items on tour, what they listen to outside their job, and some surprising facts about where their careers might have gone if they didn’t c...
Holst’s The Planets
August 24, 2023 03:00 - 30 minutes - 55.2 MBYolanDa Brown joins trumpet player Anne McAneney, cellist Francis Bucknall and harpist Rachel Masters to discuss Gustav Holst’s most famous work, The Planets. Space, the solar system and intergalactic travel have been depicted in music and films for decades, but Gustav Holst was there early, trying to communicate the vastness of the planets (and their mythical links) with music. In this episode of LPO Offstage the players reveal what the piece is really like to play, the techniques Holst...
From the Archive: Keeping in Shape
August 10, 2023 03:00 - 35 minutes - 82.3 MBWe’ve dug into the archives to share one of our favourite episodes of LPO Offstage - Keeping in Shape. Facing the fear of fear, admitting you might not always want to go to those after concert drinks, and searching for the best strengthening exercises to avoid injury as a musician and a conductor are just a few of the tips and topics discussed by YolanDa Brown, cellist Elisabeth Wiklander and conductor Karina Canellakis. They discover that being in top shape for your job as a musician is a...
Behind the Scenes at the Opera with Ben Gernon
July 27, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutes - 84.8 MBEvery summer, the LPO heads down to Glyndebourne in Lewes, East Sussex for a season as one of the opera house’s resident orchestras. In this episode of LPO Offstage, YolanDa meets conductor Ben Gernon ahead of the evening’s performance of Donizetti’s opera ‘The Elixir of Love’. As Ben and YolanDa chat about what it’s really like to conduct an opera, they wander through the opera house, the famous pit, gardens, backstage and Ben’s dressing room, stumbling upon a giant cake, the wig room, an...
Brass Lowdown
July 13, 2023 03:00 - 35 minutes - 82 MBYolanDa Brown joins tuba player Lee Tsarmaklis and trombone player Dave Whitehouse to get the inside scoop on the low brass section of the orchestra. What exactly is the low brass section? As well as their respective trombone and tuba, Dave and Lee have to play multiple instruments ranging from the cimbasso, to the alto trombone, to the sousaphone and the ‘baritone thingy’. But do they all actually sound good? Dave and Lee reveal their thoughts on these mysterious instruments, and take us...
Sussex Life
June 29, 2023 03:00 - 29 minutes - 54 MBYolanDa Brown joins Eastbourne’s Arts Ambassador Chris Connelley, LPO viola player Kate Leek and clarinettist Tom Watmough to find out what their top tips are for visiting Sussex, the LPO’s second home. As well as the Royal Festival Hall, the LPO performs regularly in Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes in East Sussex for the Glyndebourne season. And quite a few of the musicians live in the area. What brings the musicians to that part of the world? And what recommendations do they have for holi...
Saint-Saens’ “Organ” Symphony with Anna Lapwood
June 15, 2023 03:00 - 40 minutes - 91.6 MBYolanDa Brown joins organist and conductor Anna Lapwood, piccolo player Stewart McIlwham and violinist Martin Höhmann to take a close look at Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No.3 - his organ symphony. They discuss the challenges of communicating with the conductor from the organ, how to get the perfect tempo so those mammoth chords have maximum impact, and how the flutes and violins manage the difficult offbeat rhythms. Anna also reveals how she’s able to practise on concert hall organs, g...
When you’re ready…
June 01, 2023 03:00 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MBThe very thought of an audition might make you nervous, but what can you learn from being assessed in this way, and what do the musicians look for when they’re sitting on an audition panel? YolanDa Brown joins cellist Kristina Blaumane and trombone player Mark Templeton to get an inside look at orchestral auditions: from managing nerves, to how to distinguish between players when you have to listen to up to 80 hours of audition recordings… Plus, a listener asks how the musicians stay mot...
Inside Brahms’ Symphony No.1
May 18, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutes - 69.2 MBJohannes Brahms has a special place in many musicians’ hearts - but what is it about his writing that is so captivating? Today on LPO Offstage, YolanDa Brown joins violinist Fiona Higham, timpani player Simon Carrington, and horn player Mark Vines to find out how Brahms writes for their instruments, why the horn is not actually playing the notes as they are on the page, and how different conductors can completely change the feeling of Brahms’ first symphony. YolanDa also broaches the ques...
Strings attached
May 04, 2023 03:00 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBLots of musicians find love within the music industry - whether it’s at college, singing in a choir or playing in studios… But what’s it really like living and working with your partner? YolanDa Brown joins violinist Minn Majoe and viola player Martin Wray to catch up about what they’ve been up to recently… From chamber ensemble ‘speed dating’, to Minn’s blog about where to eat on tour, to learning languages and travelling to little explored places, Minn and Martin reveal what an orchest...
Best of LPO Offstage: Series 5
April 20, 2023 03:00 - 28 minutes - 66.4 MBYolanDa Brown takes us through some of the best bits of Series 5, and also can’t resist delving into some earlier episodes. Expect mysterious triangle insights, a look at the practical side of writing music, an explanation of why Beethoven might sound a bit strange on first listen, and a classical music fan who you may know from a very famous baking competition… With Andy Barclay, Brett Dean, Karina Canellakis, Jürgen Krauß, Elena Dubinets, Sarah Holmes, Joe Lovano, Dav Shiel, Elisabeth Wi...
Gardner’s Question Time
April 06, 2023 03:00 - 22 minutes - 50.9 MBYolanDa Brown is joined by the LPO’s Principal Conductor Edward Gardner for a quick fire round to find out the answers to questions such as what makes the perfect baton and what it’s like working with different orchestras, as well as his top tips for young aspiring conductors, and how trusting yourself in the moment is key to performing. Plus, Ed reveals a few particularly embarrassing conducting moments… Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra #Offsta...
The Triangle!
March 23, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 71.4 MBYolanDa Brown is joined by the LPO’s Principal Percussionist Andy Barclay to find out everything she can about a very famous instrument – the triangle. It may conjure up memories of school music lessons or the theme from the Pink Panther but the triangle also has an illustrious history and is used widely in all forms of music from pop to classical. It's also remarkably difficult to play (well) and in this episode YolanDa and Andy immerse themselves in all things triangle: from tings vs j...
What can technology do for us?
March 09, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 56.3 MBWhat’s the role of technology in music? Does it enhance creativity, and can it be a hindrance? YolanDa Brown is joined by LPO cellist Elisabeth Wiklander and session drummer Dav Shiel, who is Project Manager and Associate Musician at Drake Music - a charity that helps disabled people reach their musical potential through the use of assistive technology. From using an iPad to compose, to an amplified orchestral concert on a motorway overpass, to teaching on Zoom, and using eye gaze tec...
Inside Beethoven’s Symphony No.3: ‘Eroica’
February 23, 2023 08:04 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MBWhat is so special about Beethoven? YolanDa Brown gets an inside view of what it’s like to play and conduct Beethoven’s third symphony from the perspective of conductor Karina Canellakis and horn player Annemarie Federle. Karina explains why Beethoven’s music is ‘a universal form of musical communication’ and together with Annemarie they consider how much you should take a composer’s life into account when you play their music. Karina also take us on a journey through the symphony, togethe...
Youth vs Experience
February 09, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 53.8 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with double bass player Laura Murphy and horn player Gareth Mollison to find out what it means to be an ‘experienced’ musician and how things have changed in the orchestra over the years from technology to travel. Gareth reveals what’s different about being in the LPO now compared to when he joined in 1986, and Laura muses on what might change in the future. YolanDa also asks the question of when you should put down your instrument for good, and whether the number of...
A Place to Call Home
January 26, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 57.8 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with the LPO’s Artistic Director Elena Dubinets, and violinist and President of the LPO’s board Martin Höhmann to ask how you make sure a symphony orchestra stays relevant, and what it takes to curate a season of music. Elena Dubinets reveals the careful thought, deliberation and research behind the themes in the LPO’s current season ‘A Place to Call Home’: from displacement, to love letters to home. And Martin Höhmann gives an insight into the players’ role in this...
From the Archive: Welcoming the World
January 12, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 69.8 MBToday, a special episode from the LPO Offstage archive… YolanDa Brown finds out what it’s like for some of the LPO players who have moved to the UK to live and work in London. Yang moved to London from China, Nynke from the Netherlands and Hugh from Australia, so how do their diverse cultural backgrounds coalesce in the UK? They discuss issues relating to family and friends in far off countries, different approaches to programming and orchestral auditions, and it wouldn’t be possible to ...
Elgar’s Symphonies
December 29, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MBAhead of the LPO’s performances of both of Elgar’s symphonies in January 2023, YolanDa Brown sits down with violinist Tom Eisner, cor anglais player Sue Böhling and horn player Martin Hobbs to find out what is so special about Elgar’s music. Elgar’s symphonies bring back memories for the musicians, but is it useful to always associate Elgar with ‘Britishness’? YolanDa also asks why you need so much stamina to play the two symphonies (especially for wind players), and Tom reveals that you c...
Jazzing up the Orchestra
December 15, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBYolanDa Brown joins jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano and LPO double bass and bass guitar player Tom Walley to find out what role the saxophone has within the orchestra, and how the worlds of jazz and orchestral playing come together. YolanDa, Joe and Tom get stuck into a discussion about musical genres and expression: from improvising with an orchestra to different playing techniques, emulating vocal lines on the saxophone, along with some legendary stories. Plus, a chat about the UK premiere...
Mahler’s Symphonies
December 01, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 60.5 MBAhead of the LPO’s performances of Gustav Mahler’s music in their 22/23 season, YolanDa Brown uncovers both the epic side and the more intimate sounds of Mahler, what it’s like to play his symphonies with very different conductors over the years, and the high risk but high reward of the offstage bands. YolanDa also finds out that there’s often room for interpretation in the percussion parts, and Tom explains the ‘clarinets in the air’ moment. Plus, a very special anniversary for Keith… P...
LPO Superfans
November 17, 2022 15:51 - 31 minutes - 58.3 MBWelcome to Series 5 of LPO Offstage! To kick off the new series, YolanDa Brown joins The Great British Bake Off star and LPO fan Jürgen Krauss, flute player Sue Thomas and LPO supporter Joanna Williams to find out what it means to be a fan of the LPO: from childhood memories of the orchestra, to favourite conductors and LPO cakes. Plus, what a supportive fan base means to the players… Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrche...
Next Season
September 15, 2022 04:03 - 27 minutes - 50.3 MBYolanDa Brown joins Principal Conductor of the LPO Ed Gardner, trumpet player Anne McAneney and double bass player Sebastian Pennar to find out how to prepare for a new season… How do you connect different pieces in a concert, how do you thread musical themes across a whole season, and what are the musicians most looking forward to playing in the LPO’s 2022-2023 concerts? Plus, Seb reveals the one drawback of the choir joining the orchestra: the tea queue... Produced by Tandem Production...
Best of LPO Offstage: Series 4
September 01, 2022 03:00 - 19 minutes - 45.6 MBYolanDa Brown takes us through some of the best bits of Series 4. How did Howard Shore write the score for Lord of the Rings, how does Lee approach a rare tuba solo, what can singers learn from instrumental playing, and what happens when everyone thinks a cadenza has ended… except the soloist? With Howard Shore, Johnny Ryan, Roderick Williams, Mark Templeton, Stewart McIlwham, Julia Fischer, Richard Waters, Pieter Schoeman, Simon Carrington, Lee Tsarmaklis, Catherine Edwards, and Paul Rich...
In the Spotlight
August 18, 2022 03:00 - 31 minutes - 58 MBYolanDa Brown joins pianist Catherine Edwards, tuba player Lee Tsarmaklis and bass clarinet player Paul Richards to discover what it’s like to play an instrument that only has rare moments in the spotlight… How do you prepare for the ‘moment’ when you emerge from the orchestra after many bars rest? And what happens if it all goes wrong? Catherine, Lee and Paul reveal what the roles of their very unique instruments are within the texture of the orchestra, and why they have to be so versatile...
Inside Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10
August 04, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 53.3 MBYolanDa Brown gets an inside view of what it’s like to play Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony from the perspective of trombonist Mark Templeton, violinist Lasma Taimina and piccolo player Stewart McIlwham. We find out what lies behind the notes of this dramatic piece, both for the musicians who play it and for Shostakovich himself. From favourite scary moments to Stewart continuing in the footsteps of his piccolo playing father, there’s lots to explore. Plus, if the players could play any othe...
Getting paid to hit things
July 21, 2022 03:00 - 30 minutes - 55.6 MBYolanDa Brown joins timpanist Simon Carrington and percussionist Karen Hutt to discover the ins and outs of percussion playing in an orchestra: from how you ‘play’ bubble wrap, to the complex and never ending task of tuning timpani… Plus, an in depth discussion of one of the most important (and surprisingly difficult to play well) instruments in the orchestra: the triangle. Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrchestra Instag...
Lord of the Rings
July 07, 2022 03:00 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MBYolanDa Brown joins legendary film composer Howard Shore (down the line in New York), the LPO’s principal percussionist Andy Barclay and principal trumpet player Paul Beniston to find out how Howard approached writing the music for Lord of the Rings, and gets an insight into what it was like to play from Andy and Paul. Back in 2001, the LPO recorded the music for the first Lord of the Rings film: The Fellowship of the Ring. At that time, they didn’t know what a legendary recording it would...
Lead Singer
June 23, 2022 03:00 - 28 minutes - 52.9 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with baritone Roddy Williams, horn player Johnny Ryan and cellist Kristina Blaumane to hear what singers can learn from instrumental playing, and why the issues of balancing a voice with an orchestra may not be what you expect. YolanDa also discovers how the players transition from the concert stage to the opera pit and back again, and finds out about the surround sound experience Roddy has when he’s got some bars rest… Plus, Roddy explains the lengths singers have...
LPO DNA
June 09, 2022 03:00 - 24 minutes - 55.1 MBYolanDa Brown talks to trombone player Dave Whitehouse and violinists Tom Eisner and Minn Majoe about the LPO’s identity as an orchestra. We’ve heard a lot about the LPO being a ‘friendly’ orchestra, but what does this really mean? And how do the musicians define the sound of the LPO? Plus, how things have changed over a 36 year career…. Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrchestra Instagram: @londonphilharmonicorchestra Fa...
From the Archive: Courage!
May 26, 2022 03:00 - 34 minutes - 78.5 MBToday, another one of our top episodes from the archive… YolanDa Brown talks to horn player Mark Vines and leader of the orchestra Pieter Schoeman about how to get on top of an inevitable (and essential) aspect of being a musician: nerves. Dry mouth, the shakes, cold sweats, ‘butterflies’ in the stomach, these are all things anyone who performs in public will be able to identify with. But how do musicians learn to manage their nerves so their performances aren’t affected, and can they actu...
From the Archive: Where are my reeds?
May 12, 2022 03:00 - 28 minutes - 65.8 MBWe’re taking you back to some of our favourite episodes of LPO Offstage. Today - touring! YolanDa Brown is joined by flautist Sue Thomas, tuba player Lee Tsarmaklis and Tours Manager Grace Ko to find out about travels with the the LPO: From logistical challenges, audience reactions and the juggle of family life, to hotel incidents, shrunken pants and the infamous LPO Bus 3... Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrchestra Insta...
Fixing a hole…
April 28, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes - 49.2 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with the Personnel Manager of the LPO Andrew Chenery and cor anglais player Sue Böhling, to discover the secret art of fixing. From finding a last minute replacement musician, to looking for a bunch of banjo players, Andrew and Sue reveal the ins and outs of how to actually fix the people needed to play the music. Plus, how do you get on the list? And what happens when you can’t find anyone to step in? Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic ...
All the World’s a Stage
April 14, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with the stage managers of the LPO to discuss how a concert actually gets on the stage: from finding a piano that can be hit with chains, to awkward instrument logistics on tour. YolanDa also discovers what goes into preparing the stage for a complex percussion concerto, and why the harp has its own special duvet. Plus, a simple message from the stage managers to musicians everywhere: look after your own pencil… Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Phil...
How did we get here? Part 2
March 31, 2022 03:00 - 33 minutes - 61.1 MBYolanDa Brown asks where it all began for three LPO players, and how they made a passion into a profession. From Lyndon’s early brass band days, to David’s primary school string inspiration, and Emma’s recent exploration of different genres, YolanDa discovers what makes these musicians who they are today. Plus, a very supportive Grandpa, and a violist’s journey into flamenco music… Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrchest...
Artist in Residence - Julia Fischer
March 17, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes - 56.1 MBYolanDa Brown sits down with violinist and pianist Julia Fischer and asks what it means to be the LPO’s Artist in Residence for their current season. How does it feel to lead the orchestra from a soloist’s perspective? YolanDa also discovers how it feels for the musicians to play with no conductor, as well as finding out all about the joys of playing chamber music… Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePod Twitter: @LPOrchestra Instagram: @lond...