Composer of the Week Podcast

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday. It is only available in the UK.

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Composer of the Week Podcast

Episodes (661)

Fri May 15th Florence Price (1887-1953)
Fri May 8th Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Fri May 1st Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Composer of the Week Podcast

May 15, 2026
1 hours
79 MB

Kate Molleson explores the life and music of Florence Price, joined by pianist and scholar Samantha Ege. From her childhood in Little Rock, where family, education and the realities of racial segregation shaped her early ambitions, Price’s story unfolds through persistence, reinvention and growing recognition. Moving through her years of study and early career, we hear how she drew on African American musical traditions while navigating the social and political pressures around her. In Chicago, she found a vibrant artistic community and new opportunities, leading to orchestral success and national visibility. In her later years, recognition remained uneven, an...

Composer of the Week Podcast

Florence Price (1887-1953)

BBC Radio 3

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