The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to launch a brand new podcast series with partners and collaborators Seven Hills: Journeys of Discovery.
Episode one: Awakening
The new podcast series coincides with our new Journeys of Discovery London season, which will take audiences on a journey through the facets of the human character with music as a guide. Asking: what does it mean to be human? What is our place in the world? What are we dreaming of? All fundamental issues humans have pondered for centuries, and composers have attempted to answer through music.
To add another dimension to the season, the Orchestra is partnering with Change Makers, a podcast for people with a passion to delve into what makes them tick and the joy, difference and contribution that empowers them to bring to the world. Over the course of nine conversations, we explore fundamental questions about what it means to be human that accompany nine incredible concerts.
The first theme of the season is Awakening. Wagner, Grieg and Strauss provide the soundtrack, as host Michael Hayman is joined by Kamal Ahmed, Co-Founder and Editor-in-chief, The News Movement, to offer the commentary.
Kamal Ahmed and Seven Hill's Michael Haymen watch the rehearsal of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. Credit: Andy Paradise.
Credit: Andy Paradise.
Listen
Listen now on Audioboom to hear Kamal’s words of reflection there from his outstanding memoir, The Life and Times of a Very British Man, and a very personal take on his own journey of discovery.
With special thanks to our audio partners at RØDE whose equipment was used to record this podcast. Visit their website below to find out more:
Thank you to the BBC for providing the soundtrack, Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra performed by the RPO and Vasily Petrenko and recorded live in London at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.
Explore our full Journeys of Discovery series below.