Different musicians to host new Scala Radio show

Musicians ranging from a Grammy winning composer to a world-class conductor will host The Scala Radio Residency each week.

Each of them will take turns to curate their own programme centred on a different theme.

Artists confirmed for the six-month series include Chloe Flower, a pianist and composer who has worked with a range of musicians such as Babyface, Cardi B and Céline Dion. She has built close to a million online fans on TikTok and Instagram.

Composer of concert and screen music, and the first composer of video game music to win a Grammy Award, Christopher Tin will also host, as will composer, singer and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, whose unique mix of classical, jazz, soul and reggae music has seen her co-write a Grammy nominated song with Anoushka Shankar, compose for the London Symphony Orchestra and become the only non-American to win Amateur Night Live at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NYC.

Conductor Marin Alsop will join as a returning host for the series. She’s the first woman to head up a Viennese orchestra and the first one to conduct the Last Night of the BBC Proms.

Speaking about the launch of the new show, Scala Radio’s Programme Manager Jenny Nelson said: “Often classical music is seen as inaccessible and stuck in the past as opposed to being the ever-changing and inspiring genre that we at Scala Radio know it be.

“Since launching in 2019, we have been focussed on bringing our audiences classical music that fits our modern lives and that’s exactly what we hope to continue with these new series.

“Bringing our audience four game-changing, diverse musicians who enrich the music scene with their influences and new ideas, we’re sure that listeners will feel inspired and entertained as they soundtrack their Sunday afternoons with some contemporary works, familiar favourites and new discoveries.”

The Scala Radio Residency will air each Sunday, 3-5pm from 6th November.