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Tom meets American pianist Stephen Kovacevich, who candidly discusses stage fright as well as the dark side of Chopin; he appraises the music of composer Howard Skempton with Esther Cavett, co-author and editor of a new book about him; and talks to conductor and composer Thomas Ades (pictured) about his new piano concerto, and his first foray into film music (the score for Colette, starring Keira Knightley). Plus,Tom visits London's only remaining Elizabethan church to catch a rehearsal of the Grandmothers Project, a community choral work by Esmeralda Conde Ruiz.  Photo credit: Brian Voce

Tom meets American pianist Stephen Kovacevich, who candidly discusses stage fright as well as the dark side of Chopin; he appraises the music of composer Howard Skempton with Esther Cavett, co-author and editor of a new book about him; and talks to conductor and composer Thomas Ades (pictured) about his new piano concerto, and his first foray into film music (the score for Colette, starring Keira Knightley). Plus,Tom visits London's only remaining Elizabethan church to catch a rehearsal of the Grandmothers Project, a community choral work by Esmeralda Conde Ruiz. Photo credit: Brian Voce

Stephen Kovacevich, Thomas Ades and Howard Skempton

The contemporary composer, teacher, pianist, accordionist and music publisher Howard Skempton celebrates his 70th birthday at Kings Place this October. Joined by conductor David Wordsworth, he chats to Helen Wallace about his diverse body of work and plans for the future. Fri 13 Oct kingsplace.co.uk/HowardSkempton

The contemporary composer, teacher, pianist, accordionist and music publisher Howard Skempton celebrates his 70th birthday at Kings Place this October. Joined by conductor David Wordsworth, he chats to Helen Wallace about his diverse body of work and plans for the future. Fri 13 Oct <a href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkingsplace.co.uk%2FHowardSkempton" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">kingsplace.co.uk/HowardSkempton</a>

Howard Skempton at 70 - A Kings Place Podcast

Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Howard Skempton in his workspace, a spare bedroom in his 70s semi in Leamington Spa. Howard talks to Sara about the creative process in what is a cluttered but ordered room, filled with storage boxes and neatly arranged collections of small objects.

Howard Skempton's Five Rings Triples @southbankcentre

Artist Tom Phillips on Howard Skempton's Lento for orchestra, a completely tonal piece that he admires for achieving "content with simplicity"; Gillian Moore puts it in the context of the English experimentalist tradition; and the composer himself explains in detail the process by which he developed his initial sketches into the finished work.

Howard Skempton's Lento