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Meet the musician: Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in a denim shirt casually seated with his cello
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Meet the musician: Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a current Southbank Centre Resident Artist. Get to know him a little better in this short interview
6 Middle East composers, and why you should know them, with Mahan Esfahani
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichordist
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6 Middle East composers, and why you should know them, with Mahan Esfahani

Mahan Esfahani, Iranian harpsichordist, introduces six classical music composers from the Middle East, including Josef Tal, Anahita Abbasi and Zad Moultaka
The Trout at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
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The Trout at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

Revisiting the iconic 1969 Queen Elizabeth Hall performance of Schubert’s Trout quintet featuring Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline Du Pre, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, and Pinchas Zuckerman
Meet the musician: Daniel Pioro
Portrait of Daniel Pioro
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Meet the musician: Daniel Pioro

Violinist Daniel Pioro answers questions about his formative musical memories, and his ideal collaborators in a short interview during his Southbank Centre Artist Residency.
Eleanor Catton on Birnam Wood and returning to the page from the screen
A white woman with blonde hair holds her blue wool coat closed at her chest. She looks off camera against a backdrop of trees,
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Eleanor Catton on Birnam Wood and returning to the page from the screen

Author Eleanor Catton discusses her third novel Birnam Wood, in this short interview ahead of her March 2023 appearance at the Southbank Centre
Mason Bates: 6 things… to teach children about the orchestra
Composer Mason Bates , wearing a check shirt,sits in a music recording studio behind a huge sound desk
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Mason Bates: 6 things… to teach children about the orchestra

Grammy Award-winning composer Mason Bates offers tips to help young would-be classical music fans get familiar with the experience of a live orchestra
Who is composer Harrison Birtwistle?
Portrait of composer Harrison Birtwistle in a light room
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Who is composer Harrison Birtwistle?

Find out more about the contemporary classical music composer Harrison Birtwistle, from his early influence to a notorious Last Night of the Proms performance.
5 things to know about Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons
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5 things to know about Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons

Artist Mike Nelson’s work was given a first major survey at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre in Extinction Beckons. Here are five key things to know about it
Robert Quinney: 6 things … I love about Bach
Organist Robert Quinney in a college chapel
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Robert Quinney: 6 things … I love about Bach

Robert Quinney, organist and Director of the Choir of New College, Oxford, details his love of the celebrated German composer, JS Bach.
Zanib Mian on becoming a writer & the relatability of Planet Omar
Children's author Zanib Mian smiling at the camera in a head piece
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Zanib Mian on becoming a writer & the relatability of Planet Omar

Children’s author Zanib Mian talks to us about her successful Planet Omar series and offers some top tips ahead of her appearance at Imagine Children’s Festival
Bassem Youssef: from surgeon to satirist to stand-up
Bassem leans forward placing his hands on a low black table and looks imperiously straight to camera. He wears white jeans and a green top. He has grey hair and a neat white beard.
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Bassem Youssef: from surgeon to satirist to stand-up

Bassem Youssef, once labelled ‘the Jon Stewart of the Arab world’, answers questions about his comedy journey ahead of appearing here in 2023.

Fern Brady: 9 of our favourite moments
Comedian Fern Brady, wearing a red top
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Fern Brady: 9 of our favourite moments

It’s her, Fern Brady. Enjoy some highlights from the comedian’s career including her stand-up and Taskmaster appearance, ahead of her visit to the Southbank Centre