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4. Adjusting to your age

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Violinist Tasmin Little looks at how, when and why musicians retire from performance. Featuring pianist Maria João Pires, violinist Lyn Fletcher and conductor Herbert Blomstedt.

Violinist Tasmin Little looks at how, when and why musicians retire from performance. As someone who stopped performing in her 50s, Tasmin wants to open up the conversation so that musicians don't feel obligated to carry on, or wait until life decides for you to make a change.

She speaks to Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires about the importance of adjusting to your age because if you want to enjoy your older years, then you need to prepare for it. The world's oldest working conductor, Herbert Blomstedt shares his secret to longevity and the plans for his 100th birthday. And Violinist Lyn Fletcher who led the Halle Orchestra for 22 years, shares her sense of obligation to make way for the next generation.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell for BBC Audio North.

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Sat 14 Mar 202613:00
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  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78

    Performer: Piers Lane. Performer: Tasmin Little.
    • Brahms - The Three Violin Sonatas.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No.2 In B-flat Major, Op.13

    Performer: Maria João Pires. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Beethoven.
    • LSO LIVE.
    • 1.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor, Op.9 No.1

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Chopin: Nocturnes Nos. 1-21.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Fantasia No.12 for violin; Presto

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova.
    • Telemann: Fantasias for solo violin.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.

  • William Walton

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Walton: Symphony No. 1 & Violin Concerto.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 32 Op.111 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Maria João Pires.

  • Johannes Brahms

    A German requiem; How lovely are thy dwellings

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Choir: San Francisco Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.
    • Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Violin Concerto.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

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  • Sat 14 Mar 202613:00
    BBC Radio 3

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