http://odeo.com/channels/33355-Inspired-Minds-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-World-s-Great-Artists no From celebrated musicians and authors to renowned directors, painters and actors, Inspired Minds brings you of some of the world's most talented artists, interviewed while touring the continent. This 15-minute radio portrait features a new "inspired mind" every week. From celebrated musicians and authors to renowned directors, painters and actors, Inspired Minds brings you of some of the world's most talented artists, interviewed while touring the continent. This 15-minute radio portrait features a new "inspired mind" every week. From celebrated musicians and authors to renowned directors, painters and actors, Inspired Minds brings you of some of the world's most talented artists, interviewed while touring the continent. This 15-minute radio portrait features a new "inspired mind" every week. en 40 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700 Performing Arts http://odeo.com/episodes/25395641-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Author-Robert-Littell Littell’s latest novel “The Stalin Epigram,” is based on a riveting historical episode and is a fictional rendering of the life of the great twentieth century Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, one of the few artists in Soviet Russia who daringly refused to pay creative homage to Joseph Stalin. A former Newsweek journalist, New York born Robert Littell has been writing about the Soviet Union and Russians since his first novel, the espionage classic The Defection of A.J.Lewinter. He is the author of fifteen novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Company and Legends, the 2005 L.A. Times Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery. Among other numerous critically acclaimed novels are The October Circle, Mother Russia, The Debriefing, and The Visiting Professor.The Stalin Epigram tells of the poet Mandelstam’s defiance of the Kremlin dictator and the Bolshevik regime —which reached its climax in 1934 when Mandelstam, putting his life on the line, composed a searing indictment of Stalin... Littell’s latest novel “The Stalin Epigram,” is based on a riveting historical episode and is a fictional rendering of the life of the great twentieth century Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, one of the few artists in Soviet Russia who daringly refused to pay creative homage to Joseph Stalin. A former Newsweek journalist, New York born Robert Littell has been writing about the Soviet Union and Russians since his first novel, the espionage classic The Defection of A.J.Lewinter. He is the author of fifteen novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Company and Legends, the 2005 L.A. Times Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery. Among other numerous critically acclaimed novels are The October Circle, Mother Russia, The Debriefing, and The Visiting Professor.The Stalin Epigram tells of the poet Mandelstam’s defiance of the Kremlin dictator and the Bolshevik regime —which reached its climax in 1934 when Mandelstam, putting his life on the line, composed a searing indictment of Stalin in a sixteen-line epigram and secretly recited it to a handful of friends and fellow artists. In this week’s Inspired Minds Robert Littell talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his latest book, his encounter with Mandelstam’s wife back in the seventies and how he has been writing this book for almost 30 years. Littell’s latest novel “The Stalin Epigram,” is based on a riveting historical episode and is a fictional rendering of the life of the great twentieth century Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, one of the few artists in Soviet Russia who daringly refused to pay creative homage to Joseph Stalin. A former Newsweek journalist, New York born Robert Littell has been writing about the Soviet Union and Russians since his first novel, the espionage classic The Defection of A.J.Lewinter. He is the author of fifteen novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Company and Legends, the 2005 L.A. Times Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery. Among other numerous critically acclaimed novels are The October Circle, Mother Russia, The Debriefing, and The Visiting Professor.The Stalin Epigram tells of the poet Mandelstam’s defiance of the Kremlin dictator and the Bolshevik regime —which reached its climax in 1934 when Mandelstam, putting his life on the line, composed a searing indictment of Stalin in a sixteen-line epigram and secretly recited it to a handful of friends and fellow artists. In this week’s Inspired Minds Robert Littell talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his latest book, his encounter with Mandelstam’s wife back in the seventies and how he has been writing this book for almost 30 years. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25395641 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25381446-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Cellist-Sol-Gabetta Sol Gabetta performs on one of the most rare and valuable cellos in the world built by G. B. Guadagnini in 1759. The cellist Sol Gabetta was born in Argentina, the daughter of French and Russian parents. She was only ten when she won her first competition in Argentina, and has received many more awards since then including the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition and the ARD Competition in Munich and the Natalia Gutman Prize. In 2004 Sol Gabetta made her début with the Vienna Philharmonic under Valery Gergiev and has since made guest appearances with many of the world’s great orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.She appears at major festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade and the Saratoga Festival and has recently established her own festival in Switzerland called "Solsberg". In this week’s Inspired Minds, Sol Gabetta speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about her w... Sol Gabetta performs on one of the most rare and valuable cellos in the world built by G. B. Guadagnini in 1759. The cellist Sol Gabetta was born in Argentina, the daughter of French and Russian parents. She was only ten when she won her first competition in Argentina, and has received many more awards since then including the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition and the ARD Competition in Munich and the Natalia Gutman Prize. In 2004 Sol Gabetta made her début with the Vienna Philharmonic under Valery Gergiev and has since made guest appearances with many of the world’s great orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.She appears at major festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade and the Saratoga Festival and has recently established her own festival in Switzerland called "Solsberg". In this week’s Inspired Minds, Sol Gabetta speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about her why her parents drove 800 kilometres for her first music lessons, her influence from different schools of cello playing and how she believes concerts need to kept intimate to communicate the true meaning of music. Sol Gabetta performs on one of the most rare and valuable cellos in the world built by G. B. Guadagnini in 1759. The cellist Sol Gabetta was born in Argentina, the daughter of French and Russian parents. She was only ten when she won her first competition in Argentina, and has received many more awards since then including the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition and the ARD Competition in Munich and the Natalia Gutman Prize. In 2004 Sol Gabetta made her début with the Vienna Philharmonic under Valery Gergiev and has since made guest appearances with many of the world’s great orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.She appears at major festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade and the Saratoga Festival and has recently established her own festival in Switzerland called "Solsberg". In this week’s Inspired Minds, Sol Gabetta speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about her why her parents drove 800 kilometres for her first music lessons, her influence from different schools of cello playing and how she believes concerts need to kept intimate to communicate the true meaning of music. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25381446 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25274092-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-author-Colm-T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn Tóibín’s latest novel “Brooklyn” portrays the immigrant experience and the complexities of what finally makes a place home. It tells a seemingly simple tale of a young girl and her immigration from Ireland to New York. The Irish novelist and journalist Colm Tóibín was educated at University College Dublin where he read History and English. The author of a number of fiction and non-fiction works, Tóibín is also a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines. His novels include the titles "The South," which was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for First Book and "The Heather Blazing" which won the Encore Award for the best second novel. His collection of short stories, “Mother and Sons,” has just be released in German translation. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Colm Tóibín talks to Breandáin O’Shea about short story writing, his admiration for the author John Banville and why the tale of his latest novel “Brookly... Tóibín’s latest novel “Brooklyn” portrays the immigrant experience and the complexities of what finally makes a place home. It tells a seemingly simple tale of a young girl and her immigration from Ireland to New York. The Irish novelist and journalist Colm Tóibín was educated at University College Dublin where he read History and English. The author of a number of fiction and non-fiction works, Tóibín is also a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines. His novels include the titles "The South," which was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for First Book and "The Heather Blazing" which won the Encore Award for the best second novel. His collection of short stories, “Mother and Sons,” has just be released in German translation. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Colm Tóibín talks to Breandáin O’Shea about short story writing, his admiration for the author John Banville and why the tale of his latest novel “Brooklyn” could be the tale of so many Irish immigrants. Tóibín’s latest novel “Brooklyn” portrays the immigrant experience and the complexities of what finally makes a place home. It tells a seemingly simple tale of a young girl and her immigration from Ireland to New York. The Irish novelist and journalist Colm Tóibín was educated at University College Dublin where he read History and English. The author of a number of fiction and non-fiction works, Tóibín is also a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines. His novels include the titles "The South," which was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and won the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for First Book and "The Heather Blazing" which won the Encore Award for the best second novel. His collection of short stories, “Mother and Sons,” has just be released in German translation. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Colm Tóibín talks to Breandáin O’Shea about short story writing, his admiration for the author John Banville and why the tale of his latest novel “Brooklyn” could be the tale of so many Irish immigrants. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25274092 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25252872-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-composer-Krzysztof-Penderecki "I am very lucky that artists the likes of Jean-Pierre Rampal, Anne-Sophie Mutter or Mstislav Rostropovich liked to play my music. I like to know who I am writing my music for." The Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki studied composition at the Krakow Academy of Music where he was subsequently appointed as professor in 1958. One year later, Penderecki won all three available prizes at the II Warsaw Competition for Young Composers. To date, Penderecki has composed over 130 works - some of these are in remembrance of catastrophes in the 20th century. Threnos for 52 string instruments, is dedicated to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the piano concerto Resurrection was composed as a reaction to the terror attacks of 11 September 2001. Numerous compositions from a variety of genres originated from direct cooperation with outstanding soloists including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mstislav Rostropovitsch and Boris Pergamenschikow. In this week’s Inspired Minds Krzysztof Pe... "I am very lucky that artists the likes of Jean-Pierre Rampal, Anne-Sophie Mutter or Mstislav Rostropovich liked to play my music. I like to know who I am writing my music for." The Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki studied composition at the Krakow Academy of Music where he was subsequently appointed as professor in 1958. One year later, Penderecki won all three available prizes at the II Warsaw Competition for Young Composers. To date, Penderecki has composed over 130 works - some of these are in remembrance of catastrophes in the 20th century. Threnos for 52 string instruments, is dedicated to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the piano concerto Resurrection was composed as a reaction to the terror attacks of 11 September 2001. Numerous compositions from a variety of genres originated from direct cooperation with outstanding soloists including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mstislav Rostropovitsch and Boris Pergamenschikow. In this week’s Inspired Minds Krzysztof Penderecki talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his special relationship with the music of Beethoven, how his music is often inspired by his encounters with other musicians and how his Christmas Symphony came to contain a motif from “Silent Night.” "I am very lucky that artists the likes of Jean-Pierre Rampal, Anne-Sophie Mutter or Mstislav Rostropovich liked to play my music. I like to know who I am writing my music for." The Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki studied composition at the Krakow Academy of Music where he was subsequently appointed as professor in 1958. One year later, Penderecki won all three available prizes at the II Warsaw Competition for Young Composers. To date, Penderecki has composed over 130 works - some of these are in remembrance of catastrophes in the 20th century. Threnos for 52 string instruments, is dedicated to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the piano concerto Resurrection was composed as a reaction to the terror attacks of 11 September 2001. Numerous compositions from a variety of genres originated from direct cooperation with outstanding soloists including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mstislav Rostropovitsch and Boris Pergamenschikow. In this week’s Inspired Minds Krzysztof Penderecki talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his special relationship with the music of Beethoven, how his music is often inspired by his encounters with other musicians and how his Christmas Symphony came to contain a motif from “Silent Night.” tag:odeo.com,2009-10-05,25252872 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25202410-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Author-A-S-Greer Greer's "The Confessions of Max Tivoli," was named a best book of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune - while his latest book "The Story of a Marriage" has been described by The New York Times as ascending to the heights of masters. Andrew Greer initially studied writing at Brown University, and later worked in various jobs in New York before completing his studies at the University of Montana. His first novel," The Path of Minor Planets," was published in 2001. His short story collection, “How It Was for Me,” was published to wide acclaim, while other stories have appeared in publications including Esquire, The Paris Review and The New Yorker. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Andrew Greer talks to Breandáin O’Shea about how his latest book,“ The Story of a Marriage” was inspired by his late grandmother, how he went about researching San Francisco of the 1950s and his life today, in Obama's USA. Greer's "The Confessions of Max Tivoli," was named a best book of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune - while his latest book "The Story of a Marriage" has been described by The New York Times as ascending to the heights of masters. Andrew Greer initially studied writing at Brown University, and later worked in various jobs in New York before completing his studies at the University of Montana. His first novel," The Path of Minor Planets," was published in 2001. His short story collection, “How It Was for Me,” was published to wide acclaim, while other stories have appeared in publications including Esquire, The Paris Review and The New Yorker. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Andrew Greer talks to Breandáin O’Shea about how his latest book,“ The Story of a Marriage” was inspired by his late grandmother, how he went about researching San Francisco of the 1950s and his life today, in Obama's USA. Greer's "The Confessions of Max Tivoli," was named a best book of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune - while his latest book "The Story of a Marriage" has been described by The New York Times as ascending to the heights of masters. Andrew Greer initially studied writing at Brown University, and later worked in various jobs in New York before completing his studies at the University of Montana. His first novel," The Path of Minor Planets," was published in 2001. His short story collection, “How It Was for Me,” was published to wide acclaim, while other stories have appeared in publications including Esquire, The Paris Review and The New Yorker. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Andrew Greer talks to Breandáin O’Shea about how his latest book,“ The Story of a Marriage” was inspired by his late grandmother, how he went about researching San Francisco of the 1950s and his life today, in Obama's USA. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-28,25202410 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25162780-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Theodor-Paleologu-Rumania%E2%80%99s-Minister-of-Culture Rumania has always had a strong cultural tradition and the month long George Enescu Music festival is just one example of the country’s vibrant cultural life. Theodor Paleologu has been Rumania’s Minister of Culture, Religious Affairs, and Cultural Heritage since 2008 and is a member of Rumania’s Democratic Liberal Party. Born in Bucharest, Paleologu completed his secondary schooling at the city's German High School. Tertiary studies took him to Paris where he obtained a masters degree in Philosophy and later a doctorate in Political Sciences at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Paleologu has lectured at Boston and Deep Spring Colleges and was a research fellow at the University of Notre Dame, New York University and Harvard University and assistant professor and director of the summer university at the European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin. Between 2005 and 2008, Theodor Paleologu served as Romania's ambassador to Denmark and Iceland and resigned from the office in o... Rumania has always had a strong cultural tradition and the month long George Enescu Music festival is just one example of the country’s vibrant cultural life. Theodor Paleologu has been Rumania’s Minister of Culture, Religious Affairs, and Cultural Heritage since 2008 and is a member of Rumania’s Democratic Liberal Party. Born in Bucharest, Paleologu completed his secondary schooling at the city's German High School. Tertiary studies took him to Paris where he obtained a masters degree in Philosophy and later a doctorate in Political Sciences at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Paleologu has lectured at Boston and Deep Spring Colleges and was a research fellow at the University of Notre Dame, New York University and Harvard University and assistant professor and director of the summer university at the European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin. Between 2005 and 2008, Theodor Paleologu served as Romania's ambassador to Denmark and Iceland and resigned from the office in order to pursue his successful parliamentary campaign. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Theodor Paleologu talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the role of the arts in Romanian society, his struggle to safe as much of the country’s heritage sites and his deepest wish that Romania will one day be able to entice its many great artists back to their homeland. Rumania has always had a strong cultural tradition and the month long George Enescu Music festival is just one example of the country’s vibrant cultural life. Theodor Paleologu has been Rumania’s Minister of Culture, Religious Affairs, and Cultural Heritage since 2008 and is a member of Rumania’s Democratic Liberal Party. Born in Bucharest, Paleologu completed his secondary schooling at the city's German High School. Tertiary studies took him to Paris where he obtained a masters degree in Philosophy and later a doctorate in Political Sciences at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Paleologu has lectured at Boston and Deep Spring Colleges and was a research fellow at the University of Notre Dame, New York University and Harvard University and assistant professor and director of the summer university at the European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin. Between 2005 and 2008, Theodor Paleologu served as Romania's ambassador to Denmark and Iceland and resigned from the office in order to pursue his successful parliamentary campaign. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Theodor Paleologu talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the role of the arts in Romanian society, his struggle to safe as much of the country’s heritage sites and his deepest wish that Romania will one day be able to entice its many great artists back to their homeland. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-21,25162780 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25125513-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Choreographer-Royston-Maldoom For the past 30 years, Royston Maldoom has been the initiator and leader of numerous dance projects around the world. His work was especially honoured with the project “Rhythm is it”- where 250 kids danced Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring", with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Maldoom initially studied agriculture, but his passion for dance was ignited, after seeing a movie of the Royal Ballet. Although already in his twenties, he immediately joined a local Cambridge dance school and scholarships made his professional training and further education at special dance academies possible. These included the Stella Mann School, London School of Contemporary Dance and the Royal Ballet School where he was an apprentice choreographer. Engagements for choreographic projects, workshops and speeches have brought him to institutions and initiatives worldwide. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Royston Maldoom talks to Breandáin O’Shea about these special dance projects, his ideas about wha... For the past 30 years, Royston Maldoom has been the initiator and leader of numerous dance projects around the world. His work was especially honoured with the project “Rhythm is it”- where 250 kids danced Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring", with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Maldoom initially studied agriculture, but his passion for dance was ignited, after seeing a movie of the Royal Ballet. Although already in his twenties, he immediately joined a local Cambridge dance school and scholarships made his professional training and further education at special dance academies possible. These included the Stella Mann School, London School of Contemporary Dance and the Royal Ballet School where he was an apprentice choreographer. Engagements for choreographic projects, workshops and speeches have brought him to institutions and initiatives worldwide. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Royston Maldoom talks to Breandáin O’Shea about these special dance projects, his ideas about what dance can do for kids and these projects might achieve in the long term. For the past 30 years, Royston Maldoom has been the initiator and leader of numerous dance projects around the world. His work was especially honoured with the project “Rhythm is it”- where 250 kids danced Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring", with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Maldoom initially studied agriculture, but his passion for dance was ignited, after seeing a movie of the Royal Ballet. Although already in his twenties, he immediately joined a local Cambridge dance school and scholarships made his professional training and further education at special dance academies possible. These included the Stella Mann School, London School of Contemporary Dance and the Royal Ballet School where he was an apprentice choreographer. Engagements for choreographic projects, workshops and speeches have brought him to institutions and initiatives worldwide. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Royston Maldoom talks to Breandáin O’Shea about these special dance projects, his ideas about what dance can do for kids and these projects might achieve in the long term. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-14,25125513 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25089779-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-conductor-John-Axelrod "Lenny (Bernstein) said to me – music is music! There is good music, there is bad music. Just do the good music and it doesn’t matter what it is!" John Axelrod was born in Texas and studied music initially at Harvard, with advanced studies with the renowned musicians Leonard Bernstein, IIlya Musin and Christoph Eschenbach. In 1996 he founded the Houston Orchestra X and has since been Conductor Laureate of that group as well as Principal Guest Conductor of Sinfonietta Cracovia and Music Director of the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester.Among the conducting highlights of his career thus far are guest appearance with the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and Gewandhaus orchestras Leipzig - to name a few. A champion of new music - Axelrod’s most recent recordings include Wolfgang Rihm’s piano concerto Sotto Voce II (together with Sotto Voce I) with the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester and the pianist Nicolas Hodges; Fazil Say’s new violin concerto, 2001 Nights in a Ha... "Lenny (Bernstein) said to me – music is music! There is good music, there is bad music. Just do the good music and it doesn’t matter what it is!" John Axelrod was born in Texas and studied music initially at Harvard, with advanced studies with the renowned musicians Leonard Bernstein, IIlya Musin and Christoph Eschenbach. In 1996 he founded the Houston Orchestra X and has since been Conductor Laureate of that group as well as Principal Guest Conductor of Sinfonietta Cracovia and Music Director of the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester.Among the conducting highlights of his career thus far are guest appearance with the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and Gewandhaus orchestras Leipzig - to name a few. A champion of new music - Axelrod’s most recent recordings include Wolfgang Rihm’s piano concerto Sotto Voce II (together with Sotto Voce I) with the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester and the pianist Nicolas Hodges; Fazil Say’s new violin concerto, 2001 Nights in a Harem, with Patricia Kopatchinskaya and new works by composer Franz Schreker.In this week’s Inspired Minds, John Axelrod talks to Peter Zimmermann about his unusual musical beginnings, the experience of having Leonard Bernstein as his mentor and why his style of conducting is so successful with orchestras. "Lenny (Bernstein) said to me – music is music! There is good music, there is bad music. Just do the good music and it doesn’t matter what it is!" John Axelrod was born in Texas and studied music initially at Harvard, with advanced studies with the renowned musicians Leonard Bernstein, IIlya Musin and Christoph Eschenbach. In 1996 he founded the Houston Orchestra X and has since been Conductor Laureate of that group as well as Principal Guest Conductor of Sinfonietta Cracovia and Music Director of the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester.Among the conducting highlights of his career thus far are guest appearance with the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and Gewandhaus orchestras Leipzig - to name a few. A champion of new music - Axelrod’s most recent recordings include Wolfgang Rihm’s piano concerto Sotto Voce II (together with Sotto Voce I) with the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester and the pianist Nicolas Hodges; Fazil Say’s new violin concerto, 2001 Nights in a Harem, with Patricia Kopatchinskaya and new works by composer Franz Schreker.In this week’s Inspired Minds, John Axelrod talks to Peter Zimmermann about his unusual musical beginnings, the experience of having Leonard Bernstein as his mentor and why his style of conducting is so successful with orchestras. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-07,25089779 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25050504-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-translator-Ulrich-Blumenbach This month an unusual piece of American fiction finally appears in German - the novel "Infinite Jest" by the late David Foster Wallace. Ulrich Blumenbach spent six years translating this work. For many years, David Wallace’s more than a thousand page novel, "Infinite Jest", first published in 1996, was generally deemed untranslatable. Over six years ago the well-versed literary translator, Ulrich Blumenbach, decided to take on the task of translating this much-acclaimed book. Initially he expected to finish the job in a year or two, but because there were just too many tricky translation problems to solve, he ended up spending six years on it. UIrike Sárkány has looked at both the original and Ulrich Blumenbach's translation.In this week’s Inspired Minds she talks to the translator about the difficulties of portraying a masterpiece adequately in another language, his love of James Joyce and the various authors - including Stephen Fry and Will Self - he has translated into German. This month an unusual piece of American fiction finally appears in German - the novel "Infinite Jest" by the late David Foster Wallace. Ulrich Blumenbach spent six years translating this work. For many years, David Wallace’s more than a thousand page novel, "Infinite Jest", first published in 1996, was generally deemed untranslatable. Over six years ago the well-versed literary translator, Ulrich Blumenbach, decided to take on the task of translating this much-acclaimed book. Initially he expected to finish the job in a year or two, but because there were just too many tricky translation problems to solve, he ended up spending six years on it. UIrike Sárkány has looked at both the original and Ulrich Blumenbach's translation.In this week’s Inspired Minds she talks to the translator about the difficulties of portraying a masterpiece adequately in another language, his love of James Joyce and the various authors - including Stephen Fry and Will Self - he has translated into German. This month an unusual piece of American fiction finally appears in German - the novel "Infinite Jest" by the late David Foster Wallace. Ulrich Blumenbach spent six years translating this work. For many years, David Wallace’s more than a thousand page novel, "Infinite Jest", first published in 1996, was generally deemed untranslatable. Over six years ago the well-versed literary translator, Ulrich Blumenbach, decided to take on the task of translating this much-acclaimed book. Initially he expected to finish the job in a year or two, but because there were just too many tricky translation problems to solve, he ended up spending six years on it. UIrike Sárkány has looked at both the original and Ulrich Blumenbach's translation.In this week’s Inspired Minds she talks to the translator about the difficulties of portraying a masterpiece adequately in another language, his love of James Joyce and the various authors - including Stephen Fry and Will Self - he has translated into German. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-31,25050504 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/25013289-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to-One-With-Academy-Award-Winning-Director-Adam-Elliot Elliot's films "Uncle," "Cousin," "Brother" and "Harvie Krumpet" have been viewed by millions of people around the world. He presented his latest film "Mary and Max" at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. Adam Elliot grew up in outback Australia. After his father's business went bankrupt, the family moved to Melbourne. As a child he spent hours drawing and creating characters out of pipe cleaners and egg cartons. Elliot went on the study at The Victorian College of the Arts, where he made "Uncle," his first film. After graduating in 1997, he went on to complete the other two parts of his trilogy, "Cousin" and "Brother." In 2003 he completed a half-hour claymation called "Harvie Krumpet," which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2004. The appeal of Adam Elliot's films is universal. Infused with a balance of humor and pathos, his simple and endearing characters touch a nerve with so many people from all walks of life. Adam Elliot has a passion for huma... Elliot's films "Uncle," "Cousin," "Brother" and "Harvie Krumpet" have been viewed by millions of people around the world. He presented his latest film "Mary and Max" at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. Adam Elliot grew up in outback Australia. After his father's business went bankrupt, the family moved to Melbourne. As a child he spent hours drawing and creating characters out of pipe cleaners and egg cartons. Elliot went on the study at The Victorian College of the Arts, where he made "Uncle," his first film. After graduating in 1997, he went on to complete the other two parts of his trilogy, "Cousin" and "Brother." In 2003 he completed a half-hour claymation called "Harvie Krumpet," which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2004. The appeal of Adam Elliot's films is universal. Infused with a balance of humor and pathos, his simple and endearing characters touch a nerve with so many people from all walks of life. Adam Elliot has a passion for human observation. In this week's Inspired Minds, Adam Elliot talks to Breandáin O'Shea about his latest film, his love for claymation and where his ideas for Mary and Max came from. Elliot's films "Uncle," "Cousin," "Brother" and "Harvie Krumpet" have been viewed by millions of people around the world. He presented his latest film "Mary and Max" at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. Adam Elliot grew up in outback Australia. After his father's business went bankrupt, the family moved to Melbourne. As a child he spent hours drawing and creating characters out of pipe cleaners and egg cartons. Elliot went on the study at The Victorian College of the Arts, where he made "Uncle," his first film. After graduating in 1997, he went on to complete the other two parts of his trilogy, "Cousin" and "Brother." In 2003 he completed a half-hour claymation called "Harvie Krumpet," which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2004. The appeal of Adam Elliot's films is universal. Infused with a balance of humor and pathos, his simple and endearing characters touch a nerve with so many people from all walks of life. Adam Elliot has a passion for human observation. In this week's Inspired Minds, Adam Elliot talks to Breandáin O'Shea about his latest film, his love for claymation and where his ideas for Mary and Max came from. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-24,25013289 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24984843-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Composer-Conductor-George-Benjamin Benjamin’s first orchestral work was played at the BBC Proms when he was just 20 and his work," Antara" was a commission to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Pompidou centre in 1987. George Benjamin started to play the piano at the age of seven, and began composing almost immediately. In 1976 he entered the Paris Conservatoire to study composition with the renowned Olivier Messiaen and piano with Yvonne Loriod. From there he studied at King's College Cambridge, where he is today, the Henry Purcell Professor of Composition. In recent years there have been numerous other major retrospectives of his work, including Brussels Tokyo, Berlin, Strasbourg and Madrid. As a conductor he appears with some of the world's leading ensembles and orchestras including the London Sinfonietta, the Cleveland and Concertgebouw orchestras and the Berlin Philharmonic. In this week’s Inspired Minds George Benjamin speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about the difficulties he has in separating his conducting and ... Benjamin’s first orchestral work was played at the BBC Proms when he was just 20 and his work," Antara" was a commission to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Pompidou centre in 1987. George Benjamin started to play the piano at the age of seven, and began composing almost immediately. In 1976 he entered the Paris Conservatoire to study composition with the renowned Olivier Messiaen and piano with Yvonne Loriod. From there he studied at King's College Cambridge, where he is today, the Henry Purcell Professor of Composition. In recent years there have been numerous other major retrospectives of his work, including Brussels Tokyo, Berlin, Strasbourg and Madrid. As a conductor he appears with some of the world's leading ensembles and orchestras including the London Sinfonietta, the Cleveland and Concertgebouw orchestras and the Berlin Philharmonic. In this week’s Inspired Minds George Benjamin speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about the difficulties he has in separating his conducting and composing career, his long association and friendship with Olivier Messiaen and the influence great instrumentalist and vocalist have in inspiring his music. Benjamin’s first orchestral work was played at the BBC Proms when he was just 20 and his work," Antara" was a commission to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Pompidou centre in 1987. George Benjamin started to play the piano at the age of seven, and began composing almost immediately. In 1976 he entered the Paris Conservatoire to study composition with the renowned Olivier Messiaen and piano with Yvonne Loriod. From there he studied at King's College Cambridge, where he is today, the Henry Purcell Professor of Composition. In recent years there have been numerous other major retrospectives of his work, including Brussels Tokyo, Berlin, Strasbourg and Madrid. As a conductor he appears with some of the world's leading ensembles and orchestras including the London Sinfonietta, the Cleveland and Concertgebouw orchestras and the Berlin Philharmonic. In this week’s Inspired Minds George Benjamin speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about the difficulties he has in separating his conducting and composing career, his long association and friendship with Olivier Messiaen and the influence great instrumentalist and vocalist have in inspiring his music. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-17,24984843 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24940046-Inspired-Minds-One-to-one-with-baritone-Alan-Titus After a four-year break Alan Titus returned to the Bayreuth Festival this year to sing Hans Sachs in Katharina Wagner’s staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Born in New York, Alan Titus studied voice at the Juilliard School. Among his earliest performances - a Leonard Bernstein's Mass under the direction of the composer. Titus’s opera debut was as Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème in Washington and this was followed by guest appearances in all the great American opera houses, including New York’s Metropolitan Opera. In 1974 Alan Titus made his debut as Pelléas in Pelléas et Melisande in Amsterdam, and has since been a regular performer in many of Europe’s major opera houses and festivals - including Vienna State Opera, La Scala Milan and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, where he was given the title of Kammersänger in 1994.It was in 1998 Alan Titus made his debut at the renowned Bayreuth Festival when he sung as the Dutchman in Der fliegende Holländer, returning to the role in... After a four-year break Alan Titus returned to the Bayreuth Festival this year to sing Hans Sachs in Katharina Wagner’s staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Born in New York, Alan Titus studied voice at the Juilliard School. Among his earliest performances - a Leonard Bernstein's Mass under the direction of the composer. Titus’s opera debut was as Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème in Washington and this was followed by guest appearances in all the great American opera houses, including New York’s Metropolitan Opera. In 1974 Alan Titus made his debut as Pelléas in Pelléas et Melisande in Amsterdam, and has since been a regular performer in many of Europe’s major opera houses and festivals - including Vienna State Opera, La Scala Milan and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, where he was given the title of Kammersänger in 1994.It was in 1998 Alan Titus made his debut at the renowned Bayreuth Festival when he sung as the Dutchman in Der fliegende Holländer, returning to the role in 1999. After a four-year break Alan Titus returned to the Bayreuth Festival this year to sing Hans Sachs in Katharina Wagner’s staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In this week’s Inspire Minds, Rick Fulker talks to Alan Titus about his return to Bayreuth, his lifelong fascination with the music of Richard Wagner and what changes he feels the Bayreuth festival might go through with its two new directors, Katharina Wagner and Eva Pasquier – Wagner. After a four-year break Alan Titus returned to the Bayreuth Festival this year to sing Hans Sachs in Katharina Wagner’s staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Born in New York, Alan Titus studied voice at the Juilliard School. Among his earliest performances - a Leonard Bernstein's Mass under the direction of the composer. Titus’s opera debut was as Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème in Washington and this was followed by guest appearances in all the great American opera houses, including New York’s Metropolitan Opera. In 1974 Alan Titus made his debut as Pelléas in Pelléas et Melisande in Amsterdam, and has since been a regular performer in many of Europe’s major opera houses and festivals - including Vienna State Opera, La Scala Milan and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, where he was given the title of Kammersänger in 1994.It was in 1998 Alan Titus made his debut at the renowned Bayreuth Festival when he sung as the Dutchman in Der fliegende Holländer, returning to the role in 1999. After a four-year break Alan Titus returned to the Bayreuth Festival this year to sing Hans Sachs in Katharina Wagner’s staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In this week’s Inspire Minds, Rick Fulker talks to Alan Titus about his return to Bayreuth, his lifelong fascination with the music of Richard Wagner and what changes he feels the Bayreuth festival might go through with its two new directors, Katharina Wagner and Eva Pasquier – Wagner. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-10,24940046 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24906218-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-singer-Michelle-Breedt In the 2009 Bayreuth Wagner festival, Michelle Breedt may be heard as Fricka, the Ring cycle and as Brangäne in Tristan and Isolde. A graduate of the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Michelle Breedt started her training at the opera houses in Cape Town and Pretoria, and continued her studies at the Guildhall School in London. In 1990 she moved to Germany – initially as a member of the Opera Studio in Cologne, thereafter joining the Ensemble of the State Theatre in Braunschweig. It was during this time she began to build her extensive repertoire, which includes diverse mezzo-soprano roles in works by Mozart, Dvorak and Brecht. In the summer of 2000 she made her highly acclaimed Bayreuth debut as Magdalene in Die Meistersinger, in Wolfgang Wagner’s production, under the baton of Christian Thielemann. She returned to Bayreuth in 2001 and 2002, and indeed in 2006 sang Fricka in the new production of the Ring cycle. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michelle Breedt talks to Rick ... In the 2009 Bayreuth Wagner festival, Michelle Breedt may be heard as Fricka, the Ring cycle and as Brangäne in Tristan and Isolde. A graduate of the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Michelle Breedt started her training at the opera houses in Cape Town and Pretoria, and continued her studies at the Guildhall School in London. In 1990 she moved to Germany – initially as a member of the Opera Studio in Cologne, thereafter joining the Ensemble of the State Theatre in Braunschweig. It was during this time she began to build her extensive repertoire, which includes diverse mezzo-soprano roles in works by Mozart, Dvorak and Brecht. In the summer of 2000 she made her highly acclaimed Bayreuth debut as Magdalene in Die Meistersinger, in Wolfgang Wagner’s production, under the baton of Christian Thielemann. She returned to Bayreuth in 2001 and 2002, and indeed in 2006 sang Fricka in the new production of the Ring cycle. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michelle Breedt talks to Rick Fulker about her path to the Bayreuth Wagner festival, how lied interpretation has influenced her singing and her observations of new performance practices of Richard Wagner’s music. In the 2009 Bayreuth Wagner festival, Michelle Breedt may be heard as Fricka, the Ring cycle and as Brangäne in Tristan and Isolde. A graduate of the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Michelle Breedt started her training at the opera houses in Cape Town and Pretoria, and continued her studies at the Guildhall School in London. In 1990 she moved to Germany – initially as a member of the Opera Studio in Cologne, thereafter joining the Ensemble of the State Theatre in Braunschweig. It was during this time she began to build her extensive repertoire, which includes diverse mezzo-soprano roles in works by Mozart, Dvorak and Brecht. In the summer of 2000 she made her highly acclaimed Bayreuth debut as Magdalene in Die Meistersinger, in Wolfgang Wagner’s production, under the baton of Christian Thielemann. She returned to Bayreuth in 2001 and 2002, and indeed in 2006 sang Fricka in the new production of the Ring cycle. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michelle Breedt talks to Rick Fulker about her path to the Bayreuth Wagner festival, how lied interpretation has influenced her singing and her observations of new performance practices of Richard Wagner’s music. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-03,24906218 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24872050-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-late-author-Frank-McCourt McCourt wrote his first book “Angela's Ashes” at 66. An international best-seller, the book won many top literary accolades including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The world acclaimed author, Frank McCourt, died on July 19th in New York.He was born in New York in 1931, to Irish immigrant parents. Unable to find work in the depths of the Depression, the McCourts returned to Ireland, where they sank deeper into poverty. It is this time, in Limerick Ireland that Frank McCourt describes in his memoir, Angela's Ashes. After years of teaching creative writing to young people, McCourt was determined to write his own life story. The result was Angela's Ashes. His second book, also a best-seller, ‘Tis,’ picks up the story of his life where Angela's Ashes left off, with his arrival in America at age 19. While his last work “Teacher Man,” was an account of his thirty-year teaching career with the New York City public school system. In this interview, recorded during Frank McCourt’s last tr... McCourt wrote his first book “Angela's Ashes” at 66. An international best-seller, the book won many top literary accolades including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The world acclaimed author, Frank McCourt, died on July 19th in New York.He was born in New York in 1931, to Irish immigrant parents. Unable to find work in the depths of the Depression, the McCourts returned to Ireland, where they sank deeper into poverty. It is this time, in Limerick Ireland that Frank McCourt describes in his memoir, Angela's Ashes. After years of teaching creative writing to young people, McCourt was determined to write his own life story. The result was Angela's Ashes. His second book, also a best-seller, ‘Tis,’ picks up the story of his life where Angela's Ashes left off, with his arrival in America at age 19. While his last work “Teacher Man,” was an account of his thirty-year teaching career with the New York City public school system. In this interview, recorded during Frank McCourt’s last trip to Germany in 2006, the author talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the phenomenal success of his first book at 66, the reason why he took so long to actually write it and his lifetime struggle with overcoming his impoverished childhood. McCourt wrote his first book “Angela's Ashes” at 66. An international best-seller, the book won many top literary accolades including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The world acclaimed author, Frank McCourt, died on July 19th in New York.He was born in New York in 1931, to Irish immigrant parents. Unable to find work in the depths of the Depression, the McCourts returned to Ireland, where they sank deeper into poverty. It is this time, in Limerick Ireland that Frank McCourt describes in his memoir, Angela's Ashes. After years of teaching creative writing to young people, McCourt was determined to write his own life story. The result was Angela's Ashes. His second book, also a best-seller, ‘Tis,’ picks up the story of his life where Angela's Ashes left off, with his arrival in America at age 19. While his last work “Teacher Man,” was an account of his thirty-year teaching career with the New York City public school system. In this interview, recorded during Frank McCourt’s last trip to Germany in 2006, the author talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the phenomenal success of his first book at 66, the reason why he took so long to actually write it and his lifetime struggle with overcoming his impoverished childhood. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-27,24872050 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24837038-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-singer-Michael-Chance The British countertenor Michael Chance is in demand all over the world for his interpretation of male alto parts in opera, and as a recital, concert, and recording artist. Chance was a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge where he completed a degree in English. Chance is active in opera, oratorio and song recitals and is also a guest professor at London’s Royal College of Music. His operatic roles include major baroque repertoire as well as contemporary works, the likes of Judith Wier’s A Night at the Chinese Opera, and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Chance has performed all over the world under conductors such as Frans Brüggen, John Eliot Gardiner and Trevor Pinnock. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michael Chance talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his career, his ideas about the interpretation of Bach and how the voice of a countertenor varies to others. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Michael Chance The British countertenor Michael Chance is in demand all over the world for his interpretation of male alto parts in opera, and as a recital, concert, and recording artist. Chance was a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge where he completed a degree in English. Chance is active in opera, oratorio and song recitals and is also a guest professor at London’s Royal College of Music. His operatic roles include major baroque repertoire as well as contemporary works, the likes of Judith Wier’s A Night at the Chinese Opera, and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Chance has performed all over the world under conductors such as Frans Brüggen, John Eliot Gardiner and Trevor Pinnock. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michael Chance talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his career, his ideas about the interpretation of Bach and how the voice of a countertenor varies to others. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Michael Chance The British countertenor Michael Chance is in demand all over the world for his interpretation of male alto parts in opera, and as a recital, concert, and recording artist. Chance was a choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge where he completed a degree in English. Chance is active in opera, oratorio and song recitals and is also a guest professor at London’s Royal College of Music. His operatic roles include major baroque repertoire as well as contemporary works, the likes of Judith Wier’s A Night at the Chinese Opera, and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Chance has performed all over the world under conductors such as Frans Brüggen, John Eliot Gardiner and Trevor Pinnock. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michael Chance talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his career, his ideas about the interpretation of Bach and how the voice of a countertenor varies to others. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Michael Chance tag:odeo.com,2009-07-20,24837038 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24797910-Inspired-Minds-One-to-one-with-the-pianist-Pierre-Laurent-Aimard Aimard has championed the works of many contemporary composers the likes of Messian, Boulez and Elliott Carter and collaborated closely with György Ligeti for more than 15 years, recording his complete works The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is widely acclaimed both as a key figure in the new music world and a uniquely significant musical voice in the performance of established repertoire. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Yvonne Loriod, and in London with Maria Curcio. Early career landmarks included winning first prize in the 1973 Messiaen Competition, and being appointed at the age of 19 by Pierre Boulez to become the Ensemble InterContemporain's first solo pianist. He holds professorships in Cologne and Paris and has been honoured with several recording prizes including two ECHO Classic Awards and a Grammy. In 2009 Pierre-Laurent Aimard became the director of the Aldeburgh Music festival in Britain. In this week’s Inspired Minds Pierre-Laurent Aimard talks to Breandáin ... Aimard has championed the works of many contemporary composers the likes of Messian, Boulez and Elliott Carter and collaborated closely with György Ligeti for more than 15 years, recording his complete works The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is widely acclaimed both as a key figure in the new music world and a uniquely significant musical voice in the performance of established repertoire. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Yvonne Loriod, and in London with Maria Curcio. Early career landmarks included winning first prize in the 1973 Messiaen Competition, and being appointed at the age of 19 by Pierre Boulez to become the Ensemble InterContemporain's first solo pianist. He holds professorships in Cologne and Paris and has been honoured with several recording prizes including two ECHO Classic Awards and a Grammy. In 2009 Pierre-Laurent Aimard became the director of the Aldeburgh Music festival in Britain. In this week’s Inspired Minds Pierre-Laurent Aimard talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his lifelong quest to present new composers and their music, the constant challenge Beethoven’s music present to him and the challenge of bringing new audiences to concerts. Aimard has championed the works of many contemporary composers the likes of Messian, Boulez and Elliott Carter and collaborated closely with György Ligeti for more than 15 years, recording his complete works The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is widely acclaimed both as a key figure in the new music world and a uniquely significant musical voice in the performance of established repertoire. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Yvonne Loriod, and in London with Maria Curcio. Early career landmarks included winning first prize in the 1973 Messiaen Competition, and being appointed at the age of 19 by Pierre Boulez to become the Ensemble InterContemporain's first solo pianist. He holds professorships in Cologne and Paris and has been honoured with several recording prizes including two ECHO Classic Awards and a Grammy. In 2009 Pierre-Laurent Aimard became the director of the Aldeburgh Music festival in Britain. In this week’s Inspired Minds Pierre-Laurent Aimard talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his lifelong quest to present new composers and their music, the constant challenge Beethoven’s music present to him and the challenge of bringing new audiences to concerts. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-13,24797910 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24762409-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Composer-Elliott-Carter-Part-2 100-year-old Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition Elliot Carter has known all the great leaders of contemporary music, from Charles Ives, Edgar Varese, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky and many, many others. Carter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and was the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, as well as Germany’s Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize.One of the extraordinary features of his career is his astonishing productivity and creative vitality as he embarks on his eleventh decade. His has written more than 130 works and over 40 of these in the past decade alone. In this week’s Inspired Minds - the second of two special programmes - Elliott Carter talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his work to perfect his compositional technique, his great admiration for the composers Pierre Boulez and Helmut Lachenman and gives a little advice for young composers. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Ell... 100-year-old Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition Elliot Carter has known all the great leaders of contemporary music, from Charles Ives, Edgar Varese, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky and many, many others. Carter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and was the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, as well as Germany’s Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize.One of the extraordinary features of his career is his astonishing productivity and creative vitality as he embarks on his eleventh decade. His has written more than 130 works and over 40 of these in the past decade alone. In this week’s Inspired Minds - the second of two special programmes - Elliott Carter talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his work to perfect his compositional technique, his great admiration for the composers Pierre Boulez and Helmut Lachenman and gives a little advice for young composers. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Elliott Carter 100-year-old Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition Elliot Carter has known all the great leaders of contemporary music, from Charles Ives, Edgar Varese, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky and many, many others. Carter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and was the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, as well as Germany’s Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize.One of the extraordinary features of his career is his astonishing productivity and creative vitality as he embarks on his eleventh decade. His has written more than 130 works and over 40 of these in the past decade alone. In this week’s Inspired Minds - the second of two special programmes - Elliott Carter talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his work to perfect his compositional technique, his great admiration for the composers Pierre Boulez and Helmut Lachenman and gives a little advice for young composers. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Elliott Carter tag:odeo.com,2009-07-06,24762409 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24753727-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Composer-Elliott-Carter-Part-1 100-year-old Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition Elliot Carter has known all the great leaders of contemporary music, from Charles Ives, Edgar Varese, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky and many, many others. Among his most vivid early memories, is the premier of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, where he sat next to George Gershwin. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and was the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, as well as Germany’s Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize.One of the extraordinary features of Carter’s career is his astonishing productivity and creative vitality as he embarks on his eleventh decade. His has written more than 130 works and over 40 of these in the past decade alone. In this week’s Inspired Minds - the first of two special programmes - Elliott Carter talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his interest in Germany and it’s music, his latest piece, where he has set... 100-year-old Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition Elliot Carter has known all the great leaders of contemporary music, from Charles Ives, Edgar Varese, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky and many, many others. Among his most vivid early memories, is the premier of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, where he sat next to George Gershwin. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and was the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, as well as Germany’s Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize.One of the extraordinary features of Carter’s career is his astonishing productivity and creative vitality as he embarks on his eleventh decade. His has written more than 130 works and over 40 of these in the past decade alone. In this week’s Inspired Minds - the first of two special programmes - Elliott Carter talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his interest in Germany and it’s music, his latest piece, where he has set poems of Ezra Pound to music and the importance of humour in his life and music. Interview:Breandáin O'Shea/Elliott Carter 100-year-old Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition Elliot Carter has known all the great leaders of contemporary music, from Charles Ives, Edgar Varese, Aaron Copland, Stravinsky and many, many others. Among his most vivid early memories, is the premier of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, where he sat next to George Gershwin. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and was the first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, as well as Germany’s Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize.One of the extraordinary features of Carter’s career is his astonishing productivity and creative vitality as he embarks on his eleventh decade. His has written more than 130 works and over 40 of these in the past decade alone. In this week’s Inspired Minds - the first of two special programmes - Elliott Carter talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his interest in Germany and it’s music, his latest piece, where he has set poems of Ezra Pound to music and the importance of humour in his life and music. Interview:Breandáin O'Shea/Elliott Carter tag:odeo.com,2009-06-29,24753727 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24753730-Inspired-Minds-One-to-one-with-writer-Nuala-O-Faolain The late Irish author enjoyed much international success, and was particularly popular in Germany, where her books lingered for months on bestseller lists. “Best Love, Rosie,” her last novel written before her death, was published this month. The journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and author Nuala O'Faolain became internationally well-known for her two volumes of memoirs, “Are You Somebody?” and “Almost There”, and her novel, "My Dream of You". She also wrote a history with commentary, “The Story of Chicago May”. The first three were all featured on the New York Times Best Seller list, while “The Story of Chicago May” won the Prix Femina in 2006. O'Faolain was educated at Dublin’s University College, the University of Hull and Oxford University, and worked as a television producer for the BBC and Irish National radio.In this interview with Breandáin O’Shea, Nuala O'Faolain talks about the difficulties she experienced in Ireland as an outspoken woman, the inspiration New... The late Irish author enjoyed much international success, and was particularly popular in Germany, where her books lingered for months on bestseller lists. “Best Love, Rosie,” her last novel written before her death, was published this month. The journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and author Nuala O'Faolain became internationally well-known for her two volumes of memoirs, “Are You Somebody?” and “Almost There”, and her novel, "My Dream of You". She also wrote a history with commentary, “The Story of Chicago May”. The first three were all featured on the New York Times Best Seller list, while “The Story of Chicago May” won the Prix Femina in 2006. O'Faolain was educated at Dublin’s University College, the University of Hull and Oxford University, and worked as a television producer for the BBC and Irish National radio.In this interview with Breandáin O’Shea, Nuala O'Faolain talks about the difficulties she experienced in Ireland as an outspoken woman, the inspiration New York provided for her writing and her troubled childhood, the theme of so much of her writing. Nuala O'Faolain died on May 8th 2008. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Nuala O’Faolain The late Irish author enjoyed much international success, and was particularly popular in Germany, where her books lingered for months on bestseller lists. “Best Love, Rosie,” her last novel written before her death, was published this month. The journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and author Nuala O'Faolain became internationally well-known for her two volumes of memoirs, “Are You Somebody?” and “Almost There”, and her novel, "My Dream of You". She also wrote a history with commentary, “The Story of Chicago May”. The first three were all featured on the New York Times Best Seller list, while “The Story of Chicago May” won the Prix Femina in 2006. O'Faolain was educated at Dublin’s University College, the University of Hull and Oxford University, and worked as a television producer for the BBC and Irish National radio.In this interview with Breandáin O’Shea, Nuala O'Faolain talks about the difficulties she experienced in Ireland as an outspoken woman, the inspiration New York provided for her writing and her troubled childhood, the theme of so much of her writing. Nuala O'Faolain died on May 8th 2008. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Nuala O’Faolain tag:odeo.com,2009-06-22,24753730 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24717071-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-writer-filmmaker-Scott-Millwood Scott Millwood recently completed a feature documentary called “Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?”. The film tells the story of one of the first leaders of an environmental political party in the world, whose fight to save Tasmania’s Lake Pedder, led to her mysterious disappearance in 1972. The Australian filmmaker Scott Millwood has been living in Germany for more than five years. He was born in Tasmania in 1973 and initially studied law at the University of Melbourne, specialising in international law and human rights. In 2003, Millwood wrote and directed the award winning “Wildness,” a one hour documentary about two Tasmanian wilderness photographers’ whose work marked the emergence of the environmental movement in Australia. He was also writer and director of “Gather” a New Media installation in which portraits of people in various landscapes were projected onto thirty screens during the opening of a landmark Melbourne building. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Scott Millwood talk... Scott Millwood recently completed a feature documentary called “Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?”. The film tells the story of one of the first leaders of an environmental political party in the world, whose fight to save Tasmania’s Lake Pedder, led to her mysterious disappearance in 1972. The Australian filmmaker Scott Millwood has been living in Germany for more than five years. He was born in Tasmania in 1973 and initially studied law at the University of Melbourne, specialising in international law and human rights. In 2003, Millwood wrote and directed the award winning “Wildness,” a one hour documentary about two Tasmanian wilderness photographers’ whose work marked the emergence of the environmental movement in Australia. He was also writer and director of “Gather” a New Media installation in which portraits of people in various landscapes were projected onto thirty screens during the opening of a landmark Melbourne building. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Scott Millwood talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his latest film, “Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?”, his journey to filmmaking after law studies and how Tasmanians vary from other Australians. Reporter: Breandáin O'Shea/Scott Millwood Scott Millwood recently completed a feature documentary called “Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?”. The film tells the story of one of the first leaders of an environmental political party in the world, whose fight to save Tasmania’s Lake Pedder, led to her mysterious disappearance in 1972. The Australian filmmaker Scott Millwood has been living in Germany for more than five years. He was born in Tasmania in 1973 and initially studied law at the University of Melbourne, specialising in international law and human rights. In 2003, Millwood wrote and directed the award winning “Wildness,” a one hour documentary about two Tasmanian wilderness photographers’ whose work marked the emergence of the environmental movement in Australia. He was also writer and director of “Gather” a New Media installation in which portraits of people in various landscapes were projected onto thirty screens during the opening of a landmark Melbourne building. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Scott Millwood talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his latest film, “Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean?”, his journey to filmmaking after law studies and how Tasmanians vary from other Australians. Reporter: Breandáin O'Shea/Scott Millwood tag:odeo.com,2009-06-15,24717071 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24668918-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-author-Charlie-Huston Author Stephen King described Huston’s writing as "one of the most exciting voices this century." Charlie Huston initially made a name for himself writing thrillers, before turning his hand to the supernatural with his series of vampire novels featuring “undead”(to use Huston’s own special terms) investigator Joe Pitt . Huston’s first two books – “ Caught Stealing” and “Six Bad Things,” along with his fourth, “ A Dangerous Man,“ follow the loveable anti-hero, Hank Thompson as he works his way through mistaken identity, his past, and a new life for himself. Huston has also written the series “Moon Knight” for Marvel Comics. Born and raised in California, Charlie Huston began writing at the age of eleven, and turned to professional writing after training as an actor.In this week’s Inspired Minds Charlie Hudson speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about his very individual approach to writing, the way his work as a bartender inspired his first works and how he hopes by offering free downloads of... Author Stephen King described Huston’s writing as "one of the most exciting voices this century." Charlie Huston initially made a name for himself writing thrillers, before turning his hand to the supernatural with his series of vampire novels featuring “undead”(to use Huston’s own special terms) investigator Joe Pitt . Huston’s first two books – “ Caught Stealing” and “Six Bad Things,” along with his fourth, “ A Dangerous Man,“ follow the loveable anti-hero, Hank Thompson as he works his way through mistaken identity, his past, and a new life for himself. Huston has also written the series “Moon Knight” for Marvel Comics. Born and raised in California, Charlie Huston began writing at the age of eleven, and turned to professional writing after training as an actor.In this week’s Inspired Minds Charlie Hudson speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about his very individual approach to writing, the way his work as a bartender inspired his first works and how he hopes by offering free downloads of his books he will attract new readers. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Charlie Huston Author Stephen King described Huston’s writing as "one of the most exciting voices this century." Charlie Huston initially made a name for himself writing thrillers, before turning his hand to the supernatural with his series of vampire novels featuring “undead”(to use Huston’s own special terms) investigator Joe Pitt . Huston’s first two books – “ Caught Stealing” and “Six Bad Things,” along with his fourth, “ A Dangerous Man,“ follow the loveable anti-hero, Hank Thompson as he works his way through mistaken identity, his past, and a new life for himself. Huston has also written the series “Moon Knight” for Marvel Comics. Born and raised in California, Charlie Huston began writing at the age of eleven, and turned to professional writing after training as an actor.In this week’s Inspired Minds Charlie Hudson speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about his very individual approach to writing, the way his work as a bartender inspired his first works and how he hopes by offering free downloads of his books he will attract new readers. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Charlie Huston tag:odeo.com,2009-06-08,24668918 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24642917-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-opera-director-David-Pountney-Part-2 "Classical music, opera, theatre - people turn to these in times of crisis, and to some extent, times of easy prosperity are often when the arts are ignored" Born in Oxford in 1947, David Pountney and was educated at Cambridge. It was a production of Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova for the 1972 Wexford Festival that first brought his work as an opera director to world attention. From 1975 to 1980 he was Director of Production for Scottish Opera where, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera, his productions featured a Janacek cycle of various operas by the Czech composer. Pountney produced the world première of David Blake's Toussaint at English National Opera and went on to become Director of Productions there in 1980, directing over twenty operas in that house. As a freelance Director from 1992 he has worked regularly in many of Europe’s leading opera houses, as well as in America and Japan. Since 2003 he has been the Artistic director of the Bregenz Festival. In this week’s Ins... "Classical music, opera, theatre - people turn to these in times of crisis, and to some extent, times of easy prosperity are often when the arts are ignored" Born in Oxford in 1947, David Pountney and was educated at Cambridge. It was a production of Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova for the 1972 Wexford Festival that first brought his work as an opera director to world attention. From 1975 to 1980 he was Director of Production for Scottish Opera where, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera, his productions featured a Janacek cycle of various operas by the Czech composer. Pountney produced the world première of David Blake's Toussaint at English National Opera and went on to become Director of Productions there in 1980, directing over twenty operas in that house. As a freelance Director from 1992 he has worked regularly in many of Europe’s leading opera houses, as well as in America and Japan. Since 2003 he has been the Artistic director of the Bregenz Festival. In this week’s Inspired Minds David Pountney talks to Breandáin O’Shea about writing libretto for opera, the challenges of being a festival director during the financial crisis and how history has shown that the arts tend to flourish and not fade when things get tough. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/David Pountney "Classical music, opera, theatre - people turn to these in times of crisis, and to some extent, times of easy prosperity are often when the arts are ignored" Born in Oxford in 1947, David Pountney and was educated at Cambridge. It was a production of Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova for the 1972 Wexford Festival that first brought his work as an opera director to world attention. From 1975 to 1980 he was Director of Production for Scottish Opera where, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera, his productions featured a Janacek cycle of various operas by the Czech composer. Pountney produced the world première of David Blake's Toussaint at English National Opera and went on to become Director of Productions there in 1980, directing over twenty operas in that house. As a freelance Director from 1992 he has worked regularly in many of Europe’s leading opera houses, as well as in America and Japan. Since 2003 he has been the Artistic director of the Bregenz Festival. In this week’s Inspired Minds David Pountney talks to Breandáin O’Shea about writing libretto for opera, the challenges of being a festival director during the financial crisis and how history has shown that the arts tend to flourish and not fade when things get tough. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/David Pountney tag:odeo.com,2009-06-01,24642917 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24606045-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-opera-director-David-Pountney-Part-1 Pountney has directed over ten world premieres, including two by renowned composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, for which he also wrote the libretto.Born in Oxford in 1947, David Pountney and was educated at Cambridge. It was a production of Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova for the 1972 Wexford Festival that first brought his work as an opera director to world attention. From 1975 to 1980 he was Director of Production for Scottish Opera where, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera, his productions featured a Janacek cycle of various operas by the Czech composer. He produced the world première of David Blake's Toussaint at English National Opera and went on to become Director of Productions there in 1980, directing over twenty operas in that house. As a freelance Director from 1992 he has worked regularly in many of Europe’s leading opera houses, as well as in America and Japan. Since 2003 he has been the Artistic director of the Bregenz Festival. In this week’s Inspired Minds, David... Pountney has directed over ten world premieres, including two by renowned composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, for which he also wrote the libretto.Born in Oxford in 1947, David Pountney and was educated at Cambridge. It was a production of Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova for the 1972 Wexford Festival that first brought his work as an opera director to world attention. From 1975 to 1980 he was Director of Production for Scottish Opera where, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera, his productions featured a Janacek cycle of various operas by the Czech composer. He produced the world première of David Blake's Toussaint at English National Opera and went on to become Director of Productions there in 1980, directing over twenty operas in that house. As a freelance Director from 1992 he has worked regularly in many of Europe’s leading opera houses, as well as in America and Japan. Since 2003 he has been the Artistic director of the Bregenz Festival. In this week’s Inspired Minds, David Pountney talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his early days of directing, his approach to directing a Wagner opera and his strong misgivings about surtitles. Pountney has directed over ten world premieres, including two by renowned composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, for which he also wrote the libretto.Born in Oxford in 1947, David Pountney and was educated at Cambridge. It was a production of Janacek’s opera Katya Kabanova for the 1972 Wexford Festival that first brought his work as an opera director to world attention. From 1975 to 1980 he was Director of Production for Scottish Opera where, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera, his productions featured a Janacek cycle of various operas by the Czech composer. He produced the world première of David Blake's Toussaint at English National Opera and went on to become Director of Productions there in 1980, directing over twenty operas in that house. As a freelance Director from 1992 he has worked regularly in many of Europe’s leading opera houses, as well as in America and Japan. Since 2003 he has been the Artistic director of the Bregenz Festival. In this week’s Inspired Minds, David Pountney talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his early days of directing, his approach to directing a Wagner opera and his strong misgivings about surtitles. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-25,24606045 Mon, 25 May 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24576272-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Australian-Poet-Robert-Gray "I think I like to write because I discover what I think about things that way. I wouldn’t understand my own experience if I didn’t write about it." Robert Gray began writing poems while working as a journalist and, later worked in various jobs which included teaching and as a reviewer for the ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald. The recipient of numerous grants and Gray taught at various universities in Australia and at Tokyo’s Meiji University. He is regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, is one of the most significant Australian poets. His work has been awarded all of the most important Australian literary prizes. Recently Gray’s poems were translated into German by the poet, Joachim Sartorius, for the Thomas Reche Verlag. In this week’s Inspired minds, Robert Gray recites one of his poems and talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his inspiration for poetry, his preference for a simile over a metaphor and the difficulties of writing poems for a living. Inter... "I think I like to write because I discover what I think about things that way. I wouldn’t understand my own experience if I didn’t write about it." Robert Gray began writing poems while working as a journalist and, later worked in various jobs which included teaching and as a reviewer for the ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald. The recipient of numerous grants and Gray taught at various universities in Australia and at Tokyo’s Meiji University. He is regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, is one of the most significant Australian poets. His work has been awarded all of the most important Australian literary prizes. Recently Gray’s poems were translated into German by the poet, Joachim Sartorius, for the Thomas Reche Verlag. In this week’s Inspired minds, Robert Gray recites one of his poems and talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his inspiration for poetry, his preference for a simile over a metaphor and the difficulties of writing poems for a living. Interview:Breandáin O'Shea/RobertGray "I think I like to write because I discover what I think about things that way. I wouldn’t understand my own experience if I didn’t write about it." Robert Gray began writing poems while working as a journalist and, later worked in various jobs which included teaching and as a reviewer for the ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald. The recipient of numerous grants and Gray taught at various universities in Australia and at Tokyo’s Meiji University. He is regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, is one of the most significant Australian poets. His work has been awarded all of the most important Australian literary prizes. Recently Gray’s poems were translated into German by the poet, Joachim Sartorius, for the Thomas Reche Verlag. In this week’s Inspired minds, Robert Gray recites one of his poems and talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his inspiration for poetry, his preference for a simile over a metaphor and the difficulties of writing poems for a living. Interview:Breandáin O'Shea/RobertGray tag:odeo.com,2009-05-18,24576272 Mon, 18 May 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24568343-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-pianist-Andr%C3%A1s-Schiff-%E2%80%93-Part-2 In 1999 Schiff founded his own chamber orchestra, "The Cappella Andrea Barca," which consists of international soloists and chamber musicians. Hungarian born András Schiff started piano lessons at the age of five. Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Liszt Academy with György Kurtág and in London with George Malcolm. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók form an important part of his activities as well being a regular conductor and soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras . In this week’s Inspired Minds, the second of a two part series, András Schiff talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his late discovery of the music of Beethoven and how the facsimiles of this composer’s works provide crucial information for interpreters of his music. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/András Schiff In 1999 Schiff founded his own chamber orchestra, "The Cappella Andrea Barca," which consists of international soloists and chamber musicians. Hungarian born András Schiff started piano lessons at the age of five. Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Liszt Academy with György Kurtág and in London with George Malcolm. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók form an important part of his activities as well being a regular conductor and soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras . In this week’s Inspired Minds, the second of a two part series, András Schiff talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his late discovery of the music of Beethoven and how the facsimiles of this composer’s works provide crucial information for interpreters of his music. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/András Schiff In 1999 Schiff founded his own chamber orchestra, "The Cappella Andrea Barca," which consists of international soloists and chamber musicians. Hungarian born András Schiff started piano lessons at the age of five. Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Liszt Academy with György Kurtág and in London with George Malcolm. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók form an important part of his activities as well being a regular conductor and soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras . In this week’s Inspired Minds, the second of a two part series, András Schiff talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his late discovery of the music of Beethoven and how the facsimiles of this composer’s works provide crucial information for interpreters of his music. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/András Schiff tag:odeo.com,2009-05-11,24568343 Mon, 11 May 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24537578-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-pianist-Andr%C3%A1s-Schiff-%E2%80%93-Part-1 "When I was a young man I rebelled against the music of Beethoven. I needed to reach the age of 50 to really appreciate this and now I really got the message." Hungarian born András Schiff started piano lessons at the age of five . Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Liszt Academy with György Kurtág and in London with George Malcolm. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók form an important part of his activities as well being a regular conductor and soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras . In this week’s Inspired Minds, the first of a two part series, András Schiff talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the music of Beethoven and his move from the piano to the conductor’s podium. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea András Schiff "When I was a young man I rebelled against the music of Beethoven. I needed to reach the age of 50 to really appreciate this and now I really got the message." Hungarian born András Schiff started piano lessons at the age of five . Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Liszt Academy with György Kurtág and in London with George Malcolm. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók form an important part of his activities as well being a regular conductor and soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras . In this week’s Inspired Minds, the first of a two part series, András Schiff talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the music of Beethoven and his move from the piano to the conductor’s podium. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea András Schiff "When I was a young man I rebelled against the music of Beethoven. I needed to reach the age of 50 to really appreciate this and now I really got the message." Hungarian born András Schiff started piano lessons at the age of five . Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Liszt Academy with György Kurtág and in London with George Malcolm. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók form an important part of his activities as well being a regular conductor and soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras . In this week’s Inspired Minds, the first of a two part series, András Schiff talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the music of Beethoven and his move from the piano to the conductor’s podium. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea András Schiff tag:odeo.com,2009-05-04,24537578 Mon, 04 May 2009 09:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24477389-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-Anne-Sofie-von-Otter-Part-2 The mezzo-soprano is considered one of the finest singers of her generation and is thus sought after by many of the world's major conductors, orchestras, opera and recording companies. Born in Stockholm Anne Sofie von Otter studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Vera Rosza. She also attended classes in lied interpretation with Geoffrey Parsons in London and Erik Werba in Vienna. Von Otter is a regular performer at Covent Garden, The Metropolitan Opera and in the opera houses of operas of Berlin, Munich, Rome and Milan's La Scala. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of works from the Baroque to 20th century music in an international career that has now spanned more than two decades. In this week's Inspired Minds, Anne Sofie von Otter talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the operatic roles she likes most to sing, her recordings of Abba and Elivis Costello songs and how Sweden will always remains an important part of life. The mezzo-soprano is considered one of the finest singers of her generation and is thus sought after by many of the world's major conductors, orchestras, opera and recording companies. Born in Stockholm Anne Sofie von Otter studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Vera Rosza. She also attended classes in lied interpretation with Geoffrey Parsons in London and Erik Werba in Vienna. Von Otter is a regular performer at Covent Garden, The Metropolitan Opera and in the opera houses of operas of Berlin, Munich, Rome and Milan's La Scala. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of works from the Baroque to 20th century music in an international career that has now spanned more than two decades. In this week's Inspired Minds, Anne Sofie von Otter talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the operatic roles she likes most to sing, her recordings of Abba and Elivis Costello songs and how Sweden will always remains an important part of life. The mezzo-soprano is considered one of the finest singers of her generation and is thus sought after by many of the world's major conductors, orchestras, opera and recording companies. Born in Stockholm Anne Sofie von Otter studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Vera Rosza. She also attended classes in lied interpretation with Geoffrey Parsons in London and Erik Werba in Vienna. Von Otter is a regular performer at Covent Garden, The Metropolitan Opera and in the opera houses of operas of Berlin, Munich, Rome and Milan's La Scala. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of works from the Baroque to 20th century music in an international career that has now spanned more than two decades. In this week's Inspired Minds, Anne Sofie von Otter talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the operatic roles she likes most to sing, her recordings of Abba and Elivis Costello songs and how Sweden will always remains an important part of life. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-20,24477389 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24414939-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-author-Michael-Connelly Connelly’s book "Blood Work" was adapted for a movie that was directed by Clint Eastwood The American writer Michael Connelly initially worked as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the US’s largest newspapers. After three years on the crime beat in L.A., he began writing his first novel that featured Detective Harry Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo - based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles - was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel presented by the Mystery Writers of America. Many more novels have followed, but Connelly was in Germany for the release of the German translation of the Harry Bosch novel, Echo Park. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michael Connelly talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his very unique method of collecting inspiration for his novels, the similarities Harry Bosch has with him and his uncanny instinct for knowing when idea is enough for a book. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/ Michael Connelly Connelly’s book "Blood Work" was adapted for a movie that was directed by Clint Eastwood The American writer Michael Connelly initially worked as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the US’s largest newspapers. After three years on the crime beat in L.A., he began writing his first novel that featured Detective Harry Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo - based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles - was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel presented by the Mystery Writers of America. Many more novels have followed, but Connelly was in Germany for the release of the German translation of the Harry Bosch novel, Echo Park. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michael Connelly talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his very unique method of collecting inspiration for his novels, the similarities Harry Bosch has with him and his uncanny instinct for knowing when idea is enough for a book. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/ Michael Connelly Connelly’s book "Blood Work" was adapted for a movie that was directed by Clint Eastwood The American writer Michael Connelly initially worked as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the US’s largest newspapers. After three years on the crime beat in L.A., he began writing his first novel that featured Detective Harry Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo - based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles - was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel presented by the Mystery Writers of America. Many more novels have followed, but Connelly was in Germany for the release of the German translation of the Harry Bosch novel, Echo Park. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Michael Connelly talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his very unique method of collecting inspiration for his novels, the similarities Harry Bosch has with him and his uncanny instinct for knowing when idea is enough for a book. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/ Michael Connelly tag:odeo.com,2009-04-06,24414939 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24407342-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-poet-and-actress-Lebogang-Mashile Lebogang Mashile is much more than South Africa’s most popular poet. Indeed, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, invited her to address the nation at his inauguration. The thirty year-old actress and community organizer studied law before she became a spoken word performer. Now, as South Africa prepares for it’s forthcoming election, Lebogang Mashile leaves all comfort zones behind to take stock of her country’s progress -- 15 years after Nelson Mandela was voted president of the Rainbow Nation. Interview: Alexa Dvorson/Leboghang Mashile Lebogang Mashile is much more than South Africa’s most popular poet. Indeed, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, invited her to address the nation at his inauguration. The thirty year-old actress and community organizer studied law before she became a spoken word performer. Now, as South Africa prepares for it’s forthcoming election, Lebogang Mashile leaves all comfort zones behind to take stock of her country’s progress -- 15 years after Nelson Mandela was voted president of the Rainbow Nation. Interview: Alexa Dvorson/Leboghang Mashile Lebogang Mashile is much more than South Africa’s most popular poet. Indeed, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, invited her to address the nation at his inauguration. The thirty year-old actress and community organizer studied law before she became a spoken word performer. Now, as South Africa prepares for it’s forthcoming election, Lebogang Mashile leaves all comfort zones behind to take stock of her country’s progress -- 15 years after Nelson Mandela was voted president of the Rainbow Nation. Interview: Alexa Dvorson/Leboghang Mashile tag:odeo.com,2009-03-30,24407342 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:30:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24378587-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-poet-and-actress-Lebogang-Mashile Lebogang Mashile is much more than South Africa’s most popular poet. Indeed, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, invited her to address the nation at his inauguration. The thirty year-old actress and community organizer studied law before she became a spoken word performer. Now, as South Africa prepares for it’s forthcoming election, Lebogang Mashile leaves all comfort zones behind to take stock of her country’s progress -- 15 years after Nelson Mandela was voted president of the Rainbow Nation. Interview: Alexa Dvorson/Leboghang Mashile Lebogang Mashile is much more than South Africa’s most popular poet. Indeed, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, invited her to address the nation at his inauguration. The thirty year-old actress and community organizer studied law before she became a spoken word performer. Now, as South Africa prepares for it’s forthcoming election, Lebogang Mashile leaves all comfort zones behind to take stock of her country’s progress -- 15 years after Nelson Mandela was voted president of the Rainbow Nation. Interview: Alexa Dvorson/Leboghang Mashile Lebogang Mashile is much more than South Africa’s most popular poet. Indeed, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, invited her to address the nation at his inauguration. The thirty year-old actress and community organizer studied law before she became a spoken word performer. Now, as South Africa prepares for it’s forthcoming election, Lebogang Mashile leaves all comfort zones behind to take stock of her country’s progress -- 15 years after Nelson Mandela was voted president of the Rainbow Nation. Interview: Alexa Dvorson/Leboghang Mashile tag:odeo.com,2009-03-28,24378587 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:45:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24341083-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-crime-writer-Asa-Larrson Åsa Larsson made her writing debut in 2003 with the novel "Sun Storm." The book was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers’ Association Prize for best debut novel and rights have now been sold to ten further countries. Swedish-born author Åsa Larsson is a fully qualified lawyer but stopped practicing that profession after her writing debut thriller in 2003. Her second book - " The Spilt" - was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004 and also enjoyed an immediate success. Born in an isolated part of northern Sweden, Asa Larrson lived for some years in Stockholm but today, prefers the rural life with her husband and two children in Mariefred. To date she has written four novels and all are set in that part of the country. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Asa Larrson talks to Breandáin O’Shea about her move from law to literature, the inspiration she finds in Sweden's countryside for her novels and the crucial part her family plays in her creative process. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Åsa L... Åsa Larsson made her writing debut in 2003 with the novel "Sun Storm." The book was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers’ Association Prize for best debut novel and rights have now been sold to ten further countries. Swedish-born author Åsa Larsson is a fully qualified lawyer but stopped practicing that profession after her writing debut thriller in 2003. Her second book - " The Spilt" - was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004 and also enjoyed an immediate success. Born in an isolated part of northern Sweden, Asa Larrson lived for some years in Stockholm but today, prefers the rural life with her husband and two children in Mariefred. To date she has written four novels and all are set in that part of the country. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Asa Larrson talks to Breandáin O’Shea about her move from law to literature, the inspiration she finds in Sweden's countryside for her novels and the crucial part her family plays in her creative process. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Åsa Larsson Åsa Larsson made her writing debut in 2003 with the novel "Sun Storm." The book was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers’ Association Prize for best debut novel and rights have now been sold to ten further countries. Swedish-born author Åsa Larsson is a fully qualified lawyer but stopped practicing that profession after her writing debut thriller in 2003. Her second book - " The Spilt" - was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004 and also enjoyed an immediate success. Born in an isolated part of northern Sweden, Asa Larrson lived for some years in Stockholm but today, prefers the rural life with her husband and two children in Mariefred. To date she has written four novels and all are set in that part of the country. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Asa Larrson talks to Breandáin O’Shea about her move from law to literature, the inspiration she finds in Sweden's countryside for her novels and the crucial part her family plays in her creative process. Interview: Breandáin O’Shea/Åsa Larsson tag:odeo.com,2009-03-21,24341083 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:45:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24307139-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Conductor-Osmo-V%C3%A4nsk%C3%A4 "I had two dreams in my life – one was to become a clarinettist and the latter, to become a conductor… today, I’m pretty happy about my life " (Osmo Vänskä) Osmo Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinettist with the Turku Philharmonic and went on to become the principal clarinet of the Helsinki Philharmonic. Prior to winning France’s Besancon Young Conductor's Competition in 1982 he had studied conducting at the renowned Sibelius Academy. Particularly renowned for his interpretations of the music of Sibelius – Vänskä has recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies with the Lahti Symphony orchestra. He has also been chief conductor of the Lahti, Iceland and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras. Since 2003 Osmo Vänskä has been the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra - a position he still holds today. Among the programmes he has initiated with that ensemble is a five-year project to record the complete Beethoven SymphoniesIn this week’s Inspired Minds, Osmo Vänskä ta... "I had two dreams in my life – one was to become a clarinettist and the latter, to become a conductor… today, I’m pretty happy about my life " (Osmo Vänskä) Osmo Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinettist with the Turku Philharmonic and went on to become the principal clarinet of the Helsinki Philharmonic. Prior to winning France’s Besancon Young Conductor's Competition in 1982 he had studied conducting at the renowned Sibelius Academy. Particularly renowned for his interpretations of the music of Sibelius – Vänskä has recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies with the Lahti Symphony orchestra. He has also been chief conductor of the Lahti, Iceland and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras. Since 2003 Osmo Vänskä has been the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra - a position he still holds today. Among the programmes he has initiated with that ensemble is a five-year project to record the complete Beethoven SymphoniesIn this week’s Inspired Minds, Osmo Vänskä talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the transition from clarinettist to conductor, the special place Sibelius’ music plays in his life and his experience of leading the Minnesota Orchestra on their musical voyage the last six years. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Osmo Vänska "I had two dreams in my life – one was to become a clarinettist and the latter, to become a conductor… today, I’m pretty happy about my life " (Osmo Vänskä) Osmo Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinettist with the Turku Philharmonic and went on to become the principal clarinet of the Helsinki Philharmonic. Prior to winning France’s Besancon Young Conductor's Competition in 1982 he had studied conducting at the renowned Sibelius Academy. Particularly renowned for his interpretations of the music of Sibelius – Vänskä has recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies with the Lahti Symphony orchestra. He has also been chief conductor of the Lahti, Iceland and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras. Since 2003 Osmo Vänskä has been the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra - a position he still holds today. Among the programmes he has initiated with that ensemble is a five-year project to record the complete Beethoven SymphoniesIn this week’s Inspired Minds, Osmo Vänskä talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the transition from clarinettist to conductor, the special place Sibelius’ music plays in his life and his experience of leading the Minnesota Orchestra on their musical voyage the last six years. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Osmo Vänska tag:odeo.com,2009-03-14,24307139 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:45:00 -0700 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24271511-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to%E2%80%93One-with-Crime-Writer-Val-McDermid This week one of Europe's biggest literature festivals, the LitCologne, gets underway. One of the star attractions at this year's event is renowned Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. Val McDermid grew up in Scotland and studied English at Oxford University. She trained as a journalist and worked on various national newspapers before becoming a writer. McDermid has written a large number of crime novels including The Lindsay Gordon Mystery series and The Kate Branningan Mystery series and her work has been translated into over 30 languages. In this week's Inspired Minds, Val McDermid talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the art of crime writing, her intese research process she goes through with each new book and why women make such good crime writers. Interview and reading: Breandáin O'Shea/Val McDermid This week one of Europe's biggest literature festivals, the LitCologne, gets underway. One of the star attractions at this year's event is renowned Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. Val McDermid grew up in Scotland and studied English at Oxford University. She trained as a journalist and worked on various national newspapers before becoming a writer. McDermid has written a large number of crime novels including The Lindsay Gordon Mystery series and The Kate Branningan Mystery series and her work has been translated into over 30 languages. In this week's Inspired Minds, Val McDermid talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the art of crime writing, her intese research process she goes through with each new book and why women make such good crime writers. Interview and reading: Breandáin O'Shea/Val McDermid This week one of Europe's biggest literature festivals, the LitCologne, gets underway. One of the star attractions at this year's event is renowned Scottish crime writer Val McDermid. Val McDermid grew up in Scotland and studied English at Oxford University. She trained as a journalist and worked on various national newspapers before becoming a writer. McDermid has written a large number of crime novels including The Lindsay Gordon Mystery series and The Kate Branningan Mystery series and her work has been translated into over 30 languages. In this week's Inspired Minds, Val McDermid talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the art of crime writing, her intese research process she goes through with each new book and why women make such good crime writers. Interview and reading: Breandáin O'Shea/Val McDermid tag:odeo.com,2009-03-07,24271511 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24235996-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-violinist-Joshua-Bell Joshua Bell is internationally renowned as a great performer of contemporary and classical repertoire. He is currently on a European tour with the Minnesota Orchestra performing the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto. Joshua Bell started playing the violin at an early age and by 14 he had made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. After this performance he went on to study with the legendary Josef Gingold and from there his career took flight. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra leader, Joshua Bell's career is varied and he enjoys chamber music collaborations with artists such as Pamela Frank and Steven Isserlis, as well as with artists outside the classical arena including Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea and James Taylor.In this week’s Inspired Minds, Joshua Bell talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the Barber Violin Concerto, the challenges of performing with orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic and his very special companion – a Stradivari... Joshua Bell is internationally renowned as a great performer of contemporary and classical repertoire. He is currently on a European tour with the Minnesota Orchestra performing the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto. Joshua Bell started playing the violin at an early age and by 14 he had made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. After this performance he went on to study with the legendary Josef Gingold and from there his career took flight. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra leader, Joshua Bell's career is varied and he enjoys chamber music collaborations with artists such as Pamela Frank and Steven Isserlis, as well as with artists outside the classical arena including Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea and James Taylor.In this week’s Inspired Minds, Joshua Bell talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the Barber Violin Concerto, the challenges of performing with orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic and his very special companion – a Stradivarius violin from 1713, which has a few tales of it’s own to tell. Inetrview: Breandáin O'Shea/Joshua Bell Joshua Bell is internationally renowned as a great performer of contemporary and classical repertoire. He is currently on a European tour with the Minnesota Orchestra performing the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto. Joshua Bell started playing the violin at an early age and by 14 he had made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. After this performance he went on to study with the legendary Josef Gingold and from there his career took flight. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra leader, Joshua Bell's career is varied and he enjoys chamber music collaborations with artists such as Pamela Frank and Steven Isserlis, as well as with artists outside the classical arena including Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea and James Taylor.In this week’s Inspired Minds, Joshua Bell talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the Barber Violin Concerto, the challenges of performing with orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic and his very special companion – a Stradivarius violin from 1713, which has a few tales of it’s own to tell. Inetrview: Breandáin O'Shea/Joshua Bell tag:odeo.com,2009-02-28,24235996 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24152888-Inspired-Minds-One-to-one-with-Berlinale-Director-Dieter-Kosslick Germany’s biggest film festival – the ?Berlin International Film festival - came to a close a few days ago. In total 383 films were shown and approximately 270.000 tickets were sold – an audience record. Today we meet the event’s Director - Dieter Kosslick. It was back in 2001 that Dieter Kosslick took over the creative direction and management of the Berlin ale. Kosslick - who was born in 1948 - studied communication, politics and education. He worked as a research assistant, and later as a speechwriter and office administrator for the city of Hamburg’s Mayor. He has been involved in the film industry since 1983, firstly as managing director of Hamburg's cultural film fund, later funding the European Low Budget Forum with the cinema "Kino auf der Alster". In 1992 Dieter Koss lick became the executive director of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia Film Foundation and during his nine years in this office was a key component in establishing the region as an important film region inte... Germany’s biggest film festival – the ?Berlin International Film festival - came to a close a few days ago. In total 383 films were shown and approximately 270.000 tickets were sold – an audience record. Today we meet the event’s Director - Dieter Kosslick. It was back in 2001 that Dieter Kosslick took over the creative direction and management of the Berlin ale. Kosslick - who was born in 1948 - studied communication, politics and education. He worked as a research assistant, and later as a speechwriter and office administrator for the city of Hamburg’s Mayor. He has been involved in the film industry since 1983, firstly as managing director of Hamburg's cultural film fund, later funding the European Low Budget Forum with the cinema "Kino auf der Alster". In 1992 Dieter Koss lick became the executive director of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia Film Foundation and during his nine years in this office was a key component in establishing the region as an important film region internationally. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Dieter Kosslick talks to Brendan O’Shea about his mixed feelings about the large number of German films at this year’s event, the challenges facing filmmakers brought about by the financial crisis and how the Berlinale’s 60th in 2010 will celebrate cinema. Interview: Dieter Kosslick/Breandáin O'Shea Germany’s biggest film festival – the ?Berlin International Film festival - came to a close a few days ago. In total 383 films were shown and approximately 270.000 tickets were sold – an audience record. Today we meet the event’s Director - Dieter Kosslick. It was back in 2001 that Dieter Kosslick took over the creative direction and management of the Berlin ale. Kosslick - who was born in 1948 - studied communication, politics and education. He worked as a research assistant, and later as a speechwriter and office administrator for the city of Hamburg’s Mayor. He has been involved in the film industry since 1983, firstly as managing director of Hamburg's cultural film fund, later funding the European Low Budget Forum with the cinema "Kino auf der Alster". In 1992 Dieter Koss lick became the executive director of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia Film Foundation and during his nine years in this office was a key component in establishing the region as an important film region internationally. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Dieter Kosslick talks to Brendan O’Shea about his mixed feelings about the large number of German films at this year’s event, the challenges facing filmmakers brought about by the financial crisis and how the Berlinale’s 60th in 2010 will celebrate cinema. Interview: Dieter Kosslick/Breandáin O'Shea tag:odeo.com,2009-02-21,24152888 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24152889-Inspired-Minds-One%E2%80%93to-One-With-Academy-Award-Winning-Director-Adam-Elliot Adam Elliot is one of the world's most celebrated animators. His films "Uncle," "Cousin," "Brother" and "Harvie Krumpet" have been viewed by millions of people around the world. This week he presented his latest film "Mary and Max" at the Berlinale in Berlin. Elliot grew up in outback Australia. After his father's business went bankrupt, the family moved to Melbourne. As a child he spent hours drawing and creating characters out of pipe cleaners and egg cartons. Elliot went on the study at The Victorian College of the Arts, where he made "Uncle," his first film. After graduating in 1997, he went on to complete the other two parts of his trilogy, "Cousin" and "Brother." In 2003 he completed a half-hour claymation called "Harvie Krumpet," which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2004. The appeal of Adam Elliot's films is universal. Infused with a balance of humor and pathos, his simple and endearing characters touch a nerve with so many people from all walks of life. Adam E... Adam Elliot is one of the world's most celebrated animators. His films "Uncle," "Cousin," "Brother" and "Harvie Krumpet" have been viewed by millions of people around the world. This week he presented his latest film "Mary and Max" at the Berlinale in Berlin. Elliot grew up in outback Australia. After his father's business went bankrupt, the family moved to Melbourne. As a child he spent hours drawing and creating characters out of pipe cleaners and egg cartons. Elliot went on the study at The Victorian College of the Arts, where he made "Uncle," his first film. After graduating in 1997, he went on to complete the other two parts of his trilogy, "Cousin" and "Brother." In 2003 he completed a half-hour claymation called "Harvie Krumpet," which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2004. The appeal of Adam Elliot's films is universal. Infused with a balance of humor and pathos, his simple and endearing characters touch a nerve with so many people from all walks of life. Adam Elliot has a passion for human observation. In this week's Inspired Minds, Adam Elliot talks to Breandáin O'Shea about his latest film, his love for claymation and where his ideas for Mary and Max came from. Adam Elliot is one of the world's most celebrated animators. His films "Uncle," "Cousin," "Brother" and "Harvie Krumpet" have been viewed by millions of people around the world. This week he presented his latest film "Mary and Max" at the Berlinale in Berlin. Elliot grew up in outback Australia. After his father's business went bankrupt, the family moved to Melbourne. As a child he spent hours drawing and creating characters out of pipe cleaners and egg cartons. Elliot went on the study at The Victorian College of the Arts, where he made "Uncle," his first film. After graduating in 1997, he went on to complete the other two parts of his trilogy, "Cousin" and "Brother." In 2003 he completed a half-hour claymation called "Harvie Krumpet," which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2004. The appeal of Adam Elliot's films is universal. Infused with a balance of humor and pathos, his simple and endearing characters touch a nerve with so many people from all walks of life. Adam Elliot has a passion for human observation. In this week's Inspired Minds, Adam Elliot talks to Breandáin O'Shea about his latest film, his love for claymation and where his ideas for Mary and Max came from. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-14,24152889 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24047927-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Wieland-Speck-Director-of-the-Berlinale-Panorama-Section Germany’s biggest film festival, the Berlinale is underway this week. The event, which runs until the 15th of February features up to 400 films as part of the public programme, the vast majority of which are world or European premieres. Independent and art-house productions can be found in the Panorama section which is directed by Wieland Speck. Wieland Speck studied German Literature, Drama and Ethnology then started working on video and film projects and was a writer and publisher. For many years he was managing director of an independent Arthouse cinema in Berlin. Already in 1982 Wieland Speck had stared to work for the Panorama section of the Festival until in 1992 when he was appointed director. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Wieland Speck speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about his work as a filmmaker, the concept behind the Panorama and the difficult selection process he faces each year for the festival. Germany’s biggest film festival, the Berlinale is underway this week. The event, which runs until the 15th of February features up to 400 films as part of the public programme, the vast majority of which are world or European premieres. Independent and art-house productions can be found in the Panorama section which is directed by Wieland Speck. Wieland Speck studied German Literature, Drama and Ethnology then started working on video and film projects and was a writer and publisher. For many years he was managing director of an independent Arthouse cinema in Berlin. Already in 1982 Wieland Speck had stared to work for the Panorama section of the Festival until in 1992 when he was appointed director. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Wieland Speck speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about his work as a filmmaker, the concept behind the Panorama and the difficult selection process he faces each year for the festival. Germany’s biggest film festival, the Berlinale is underway this week. The event, which runs until the 15th of February features up to 400 films as part of the public programme, the vast majority of which are world or European premieres. Independent and art-house productions can be found in the Panorama section which is directed by Wieland Speck. Wieland Speck studied German Literature, Drama and Ethnology then started working on video and film projects and was a writer and publisher. For many years he was managing director of an independent Arthouse cinema in Berlin. Already in 1982 Wieland Speck had stared to work for the Panorama section of the Festival until in 1992 when he was appointed director. In this week’s Inspired Minds, Wieland Speck speaks to Breandáin O’Shea about his work as a filmmaker, the concept behind the Panorama and the difficult selection process he faces each year for the festival. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-07,24047927 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/24005597-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Beki-Probst-Director-of-the-European-Film-Market This week the Berlin Film Festival, the Berlinale, gets underway and will run until Feb. 15. Alongside this mammoth film event is the European Film Market, which has been directed by Beki Probst since 1988. Born in Istanbul Beki Probst initially studied law and journalism. From 1981 to 1988 she was the Berlin International Film Festival's delegate for Turkey and Greece and also served on the selection board of the Locarno film festival until the mid-nineties. Under her management the European Film Market has become one of the biggest and most important international film fairs. Probst was also artistic director of the Geneva Festival and has served on the juries of several international film festivals. In this week's Inspired Minds, Beki Probst talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the Berlinale, past and present, and the crucial place the European Film Market plays in Germany's biggest film festival. This week the Berlin Film Festival, the Berlinale, gets underway and will run until Feb. 15. Alongside this mammoth film event is the European Film Market, which has been directed by Beki Probst since 1988. Born in Istanbul Beki Probst initially studied law and journalism. From 1981 to 1988 she was the Berlin International Film Festival's delegate for Turkey and Greece and also served on the selection board of the Locarno film festival until the mid-nineties. Under her management the European Film Market has become one of the biggest and most important international film fairs. Probst was also artistic director of the Geneva Festival and has served on the juries of several international film festivals. In this week's Inspired Minds, Beki Probst talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the Berlinale, past and present, and the crucial place the European Film Market plays in Germany's biggest film festival. This week the Berlin Film Festival, the Berlinale, gets underway and will run until Feb. 15. Alongside this mammoth film event is the European Film Market, which has been directed by Beki Probst since 1988. Born in Istanbul Beki Probst initially studied law and journalism. From 1981 to 1988 she was the Berlin International Film Festival's delegate for Turkey and Greece and also served on the selection board of the Locarno film festival until the mid-nineties. Under her management the European Film Market has become one of the biggest and most important international film fairs. Probst was also artistic director of the Geneva Festival and has served on the juries of several international film festivals. In this week's Inspired Minds, Beki Probst talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the Berlinale, past and present, and the crucial place the European Film Market plays in Germany's biggest film festival. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-31,24005597 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23935361-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-Trumpeter-and-Composer-Markus-Stockhausen-Part-2 As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. But being the son of one of the world’s most-renowned composers, wasn’t always easy. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the second of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the variou... As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. But being the son of one of the world’s most-renowned composers, wasn’t always easy. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the second of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the various sources that inspire his musical compositions and how he has brought together both improvisation and composition in a field he has called “comprovisation.” Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. But being the son of one of the world’s most-renowned composers, wasn’t always easy. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the second of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about the various sources that inspire his musical compositions and how he has brought together both improvisation and composition in a field he has called “comprovisation.” Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen tag:odeo.com,2009-01-24,23935361 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23949234-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Trumpeter-and-Composer-Markus-Stockhausen-Part-2 As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. But being the son of one of the world's most-renowned composers, wasn't always easy. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago, Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In the second of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the various s... As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. But being the son of one of the world's most-renowned composers, wasn't always easy. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago, Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In the second of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the various sources that inspire his musical compositions and how he has brought together both improvisation and composition in a field he has called "comprovisation." Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. But being the son of one of the world's most-renowned composers, wasn't always easy. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago, Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In the second of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O'Shea about the various sources that inspire his musical compositions and how he has brought together both improvisation and composition in a field he has called "comprovisation." Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen tag:odeo.com,2009-01-24,23949234 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23907103-Inspired-Minds-One-on-One-with-Trumpeter-and-Composer-Markus-Stockhausen-Part-1 As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creativ... As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative voice. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative voice. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen tag:odeo.com,2009-01-17,23907103 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23914459-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Trumpeter-and-Composer-Markus-Stockhausen-Part-1 As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creativ... As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative voice. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time, he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007. For over 25 years, Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative voice. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen tag:odeo.com,2009-01-17,23914459 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23894015-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-the-Trumpeter-and-Composer-Markus-Stockhausen-Part-1 As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative v... As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative voice. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen As a trumpet soloist, improviser and composer of jazz, Markus Stockhausen feels as much at home in contemporary, as he does in classical music. Markus Stockhausen studied piano and trumpet at the Cologne Music Academy and was the winner of the German Music Competition in 1981. Since that time he has appeared regularly as a soloist with orchestras around the world and is regular guest at international music festivals. Markus is the son of the renowned composer, Karlheinz Stockhausen who died in 2007. For over 25 years Markus worked intensively with his father, who wrote many major works for him. But some eight years ago Markus decided to stop doing this in order to focus more on his creativity and this decision caused a rift between the father and son, which was never resolved. In this, the first of two special episodes of Inspired Minds, Markus Stockhausen talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his journey to music, his love of the trumpet and his difficulties in finding his own creative voice. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/Markus Stockhausen tag:odeo.com,2009-01-17,23894015 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23869991-Inspired-Minds-One-on-One-with-Dancer-Choreographer-Gregor-Seyffert Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany’s most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students. After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin -- a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist, he interpreted to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration ... Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany’s most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students. After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin -- a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist, he interpreted to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration for the composer Klaus Jenkins and the beginning of his dance career in the former East Germany. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Gregor Seyffert Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany’s most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students. After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin -- a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist, he interpreted to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration for the composer Klaus Jenkins and the beginning of his dance career in the former East Germany. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Gregor Seyffert tag:odeo.com,2009-01-10,23869991 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23914460-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Dancer-Choreographer-Gregor-Seyffert Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany's most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students. After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin -- a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist, he interpreted to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration ... Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany's most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students. After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin -- a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist, he interpreted to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration for the composer Klaus Jenkins and the beginning of his dance career in the former East Germany. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Gregor Seyffert Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany's most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students. After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin -- a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist, he interpreted to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration for the composer Klaus Jenkins and the beginning of his dance career in the former East Germany. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Gregor Seyffert tag:odeo.com,2009-01-10,23914460 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23856095-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Dancer-Choreographer-Gregor-Seyffert Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany’s most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students.After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin—a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist he interpreted, to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he I founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration fo... Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany’s most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students.After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin—a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist he interpreted, to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he I founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration for the composer Klaus Jenkins and the beginning of his dance career, in the former East Germany. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Gregor Seyffert Gregor Seyffert is one of Germany’s most renowned dancer/chorographers. His productions are renowned for combining dance with acrobatics, theatre and music in some of the most unlikely performance venues. Already in 1986, while still a student at the Berlin State Ballet School, Gregor Seyffert won the Prix de Lausanne d'Or, one of the most coveted prizes for young dance students.After graduation, he proceeded directly to a solo engagement at the Comic Opera in Berlin—a great exception even in the former East Germany times. As a principal dancer and soloist he interpreted, to much acclaim numerous leading roles of great classical and contemporary dance and has been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards. His company Gregor Seyffert & Compangnie, which he I founded in 1996, is renowned both in Germany and abroad. In this week’s Inspired Minds Gregor Seyffert talks to Breandáin O’Shea about his desire to combine various artistic genres on stage, his admiration for the composer Klaus Jenkins and the beginning of his dance career, in the former East Germany. Interview: Breandáin O'Shea/ Gregor Seyffert tag:odeo.com,2009-01-10,23856095 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23827978-Inspired-Minds-One-to-one-with-mystery-writer-Simon-Beckett „Whispers of the Dead“, Simon Beckett’s third novel appears this month – much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character.Simon Beckett’s first novel “The Chemistry of Death” ( 2006), tends to say a lot about his books - as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week’s Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. „Whispers of the Dead“, Simon Beckett’s third novel appears this month – much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character.Simon Beckett’s first novel “The Chemistry of Death” ( 2006), tends to say a lot about his books - as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week’s Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. „Whispers of the Dead“, Simon Beckett’s third novel appears this month – much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character.Simon Beckett’s first novel “The Chemistry of Death” ( 2006), tends to say a lot about his books - as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week’s Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-03,23827978 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23907104-Inspired-Minds-One-on-One-with-Mystery-Writer-Simon-Beckett "Whispers of the Dead," Simon Beckett's third novel appears this month -- much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character. Simon Beckett's first novel "The Chemistry of Death" (2006), tends to say a lot about his books -- as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week's Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. "Whispers of the Dead," Simon Beckett's third novel appears this month -- much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character. Simon Beckett's first novel "The Chemistry of Death" (2006), tends to say a lot about his books -- as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week's Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. "Whispers of the Dead," Simon Beckett's third novel appears this month -- much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character. Simon Beckett's first novel "The Chemistry of Death" (2006), tends to say a lot about his books -- as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week's Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-03,23907104 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23914461-Inspired-Minds-One-to-One-with-Mystery-Writer-Simon-Beckett "Whispers of the Dead," Simon Beckett's third novel appears this month -- much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character. Simon Beckett's first novel "The Chemistry of Death" (2006), tends to say a lot about his books -- as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week's Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. "Whispers of the Dead," Simon Beckett's third novel appears this month -- much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character. Simon Beckett's first novel "The Chemistry of Death" (2006), tends to say a lot about his books -- as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week's Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. "Whispers of the Dead," Simon Beckett's third novel appears this month -- much to the relief of his fans around the world. After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer and played percussion in several bands. Since 1992 he has been a freelance journalist, and more recently a renowned crime writer, who was has managed to thrill readers all over the world with his series of books that feature a forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter as their main character. Simon Beckett's first novel "The Chemistry of Death" (2006), tends to say a lot about his books -- as chemistry plays a crucial role in all his murder investigations. In this week's Inspired Minds Ulrike Sarkarny talks to Simon Beckett about his crime writing and asks why he chose a forensic anthropologist as his principal character. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-03,23914461 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds http://odeo.com/episodes/23818097-Inspired-Minds-Inspired-Minds-best-of-2008-Part-2-with-Thomas-Quasthof-Minette-Walters-and-Meow-Meow This is the second special edition of Inspired Minds where we look back at some of the highlights of the programme in 2008. Thomas Quasthof is one of Germany’s most celebrated singers. He is particularly renowned for his interpretations of lied and oratorio. He has been the recipient of numerous international awards and appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras under such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle, to name but a few. Crime writer Minette Walters’ first book ”The Ice House” became a worldwide best-seller just months after it’s publication. It received the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award in the UK for best first novel and was translated into several languages within six months of initial publication. Her second novel, “The Sculptress” won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and a further seven novels have followed that include the titles “The Devil’s Feather”, “The Darkroom” and “The Echo”. It is difficult to find an e... This is the second special edition of Inspired Minds where we look back at some of the highlights of the programme in 2008. Thomas Quasthof is one of Germany’s most celebrated singers. He is particularly renowned for his interpretations of lied and oratorio. He has been the recipient of numerous international awards and appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras under such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle, to name but a few. Crime writer Minette Walters’ first book ”The Ice House” became a worldwide best-seller just months after it’s publication. It received the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award in the UK for best first novel and was translated into several languages within six months of initial publication. Her second novel, “The Sculptress” won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and a further seven novels have followed that include the titles “The Devil’s Feather”, “The Darkroom” and “The Echo”. It is difficult to find an exact description that fits the performance artist Melissa Madden Gray – known the world over as Meow Meow. She is quite careful to protect her true identity, but observing her on stage, it becomes evident that she is an experienced dancer, and singer. The Inspired Minds’ team wishes all our listeners a happy and healthy 2009. Inspired Minds Best of 2008 Part 2 with Thomas Quasthof, Minett Walters and Meow Meow This is the second of two special editions of Inspired Minds where we look back at some of the highlights of the programme in 2008. Thomas Quasthof is one of Germany’s most celebrated singers. He is particularly renowned for his interpretations of lied and oratorio. He has been the recipient of numerous international awards and appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras under such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle, to name but a few. Crime writer Minette Walters’ first book”The Ice House” became a worldwide best-seller just months after it’s publication. It received the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award in the UK for best first novel and was translated into several languages within six months of initial publication. Her second novel, “The Sculptress” won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and a further seven novels have followed that include the titles “The Devil’s Feather”, “The Darkroom” and “The Echo”. It is difficult to find an exact description that fits the performance artist Melissa Madden Gray – known the world over as Meow Meow. She is quite careful to protect her true identity, but observing her on stage, it becomes evident that she is an experienced dancer, and singer. The Inspired Minds’ team wishes all our listeners a happy and healthy 2009. This is the second special edition of Inspired Minds where we look back at some of the highlights of the programme in 2008. Thomas Quasthof is one of Germany’s most celebrated singers. He is particularly renowned for his interpretations of lied and oratorio. He has been the recipient of numerous international awards and appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras under such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle, to name but a few. Crime writer Minette Walters’ first book ”The Ice House” became a worldwide best-seller just months after it’s publication. It received the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award in the UK for best first novel and was translated into several languages within six months of initial publication. Her second novel, “The Sculptress” won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and a further seven novels have followed that include the titles “The Devil’s Feather”, “The Darkroom” and “The Echo”. It is difficult to find an exact description that fits the performance artist Melissa Madden Gray – known the world over as Meow Meow. She is quite careful to protect her true identity, but observing her on stage, it becomes evident that she is an experienced dancer, and singer. The Inspired Minds’ team wishes all our listeners a happy and healthy 2009. Inspired Minds Best of 2008 Part 2 with Thomas Quasthof, Minett Walters and Meow Meow This is the second of two special editions of Inspired Minds where we look back at some of the highlights of the programme in 2008. Thomas Quasthof is one of Germany’s most celebrated singers. He is particularly renowned for his interpretations of lied and oratorio. He has been the recipient of numerous international awards and appears regularly with the world’s leading orchestras under such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle, to name but a few. Crime writer Minette Walters’ first book”The Ice House” became a worldwide best-seller just months after it’s publication. It received the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award in the UK for best first novel and was translated into several languages within six months of initial publication. Her second novel, “The Sculptress” won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and a further seven novels have followed that include the titles “The Devil’s Feather”, “The Darkroom” and “The Echo”. It is difficult to find an exact description that fits the performance artist Melissa Madden Gray – known the world over as Meow Meow. She is quite careful to protect her true identity, but observing her on stage, it becomes evident that she is an experienced dancer, and singer. The Inspired Minds’ team wishes all our listeners a happy and healthy 2009. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-27,23818097 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:45:00 -0800 no Inspired Minds: Inspired Minds: One-to-One with the World's Great Artists Inspired Minds