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Episodes from Hear and Now broadcast in 2009

December
  1. Tom Service talks to and introduces music by American composer George Crumb.
  2. 3/3. Ivan Hewett interviews young French composer Bruno Mantovani at his home in Paris.
  3. 2/3. Ivan Hewett presents a profile of composer Christian Jost.
  4. 1/3. Ivan Hewett presents a profile of composer Simon Holt.
November
  1. Sara Mohr-Pietsch with highlights from 2009's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
  2. Robert Worby explores the music of American mavericks James Tenney and Pauline Oliveros.
  3. Robert Worby presents music from the London Sinfonietta's Sonic Explorations festival.
  4. Ivan Hewett reports on Berlin's new music scene, twenty years after the fall of the Wall.
October
  1. The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group play Simon Holt, Richard Causton and Vic Hoyland.
  2. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents new music for string quartet recorded at Kings Place in London.
  3. Zoe Martlew with a concert of contemporary Lithuanian music from Kings Place in London.
  4. Tom Service presents works by Peter Wiegold and Christian Marclay.
  5. An all-American concert by the London Sinfonietta. Music by Adams, Cage, Dresher and Lang.
September
  1. Robert Worby presents Australian music from the 2009 Vale of Glamorgan Festival.
  2. Zoe Martlew presents the BBC SSO performing music by Knussen, Bedford and Turnage.
  3. Ivan Hewett is joined by Julian Anderson to discuss music by Bouliane, Leroux and Ligeti.
  4. Ivan Hewett introduces works by Xenakis, Julian Anderson, Jane Hebberd and others.
August
  1. Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces an selection of instrumental and electro-acoustic music.
  2. Michael Finnissy's The Transgressive Gospel performed at the 2009 Spitalfields Festival.
  3. The BBC Philharmonic performs music by young composers and James MacMillan.
  4. A portrait of Unsuk Chin, including her Piano Concerto presented by Ivan Hewett
  5. Tom Service explores new Italian music with Ed McKeon.
July
  1. Aldeburgh Festival: World premieres by Helen Grime, Elliott Carter and Harrison Birtwistle
  2. Aldeburgh Festival: Music by Oliver Knussen, Elliott Carter and Harrison Birtwistle.
  3. Robert Worby presents music inspired by the domestic environment from Brandon LaBelle.
June
  1. Robert Worby presents music inspired by the domestic environment from Alvin Lucier.
  2. 2/2. Ivan Hewett with music from the 2009 Canterbury Sounds New Festival. With Cutler, Gorecki.
  3. 1/2. Ivan Hewett with music from the 2009 Canterbury Sounds New Festival. With Zubel and Ligeti
  4. Zoe Martlew interviews composer Louis Andriessen and presents recordings of two key works.
May
  1. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents performances by Lore Lixenberg and David Alberman.
  2. Ivan Hewett presents a profile of Danish composer Per Norgard.
  3. 4/4. Ivan Hewett explores the music of Finnish symphonist Kalevi Aho.
  4. 3/4. Robert Worby explores the work of American composer Steven Mackey.
  5. 2/4. Tom Service present music by Detlev Glanert and conversation with the composer.
April
  1. 1/4. The BBC Philharmonic perform the music of Brett Dean.
  2. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform works by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa.
  3. Robert Worby explores the spoken word in new music and sound art.
  4. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents four works that explore different perspectives on time.
March
  1. The Nash Ensemble premieres music by Berkeley, Watkins, Anderson and Turnage.
  2. Two world premieres as well as new compositions inspired by Purcell.
  3. Ivan Hewett presents a profile of American composer Stephen Montague.
  4. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents experimental music by John Cage and Christopher Fox.
February
  1. Jac van Steen conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Henze, Holt and Hoddinott.
  2. Ivan Hewett presents new British chamber music with electronics.
  3. Tom Service presents a complete performance of Gerard Grisey's Les espaces acoustiques.
  4. Tom Service presents music recorded during the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Tristan Murail Day
January
  1. Robert Worby introduces a full broadcast of Stockhausen's seminal tape composition Hymnen.
  2. The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Karlheinz Stockhausen's meditative work Inori.
  3. 5/5. Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2008 highligts. Music by Sun Ra and John Cage.
  4. 4/5. Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby present music by James Tenney and Enno Poppe.
  5. 3/5. Highlights from Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2008

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