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5. Zoë Martlew, cello

Alan Hall talks with musicians about the nature of their relationship to their chosen instrument.

Playing a musical instrument - whether you're professional or amateur - rarely follows a simple trajectory of practice and progress and it makes psychological as much as physical demands that can come to define a person. Alan Hall - who's returned to trumpet playing after a three decade hiatus - talks with musicians about the nature of the relationship to their chosen instrument.

Today, the cellist and composer Zoë Martlew who made her name in contemporary music circles, including with her own one woman musical cabaret show.
With extracts from Zoë's work: Revue Z, Shift Trip, Salat Babilya and G-lude.

A Falling Tree production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3

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Fri 13 Jun 2025 21:45

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