This is the first episode of a podcast series that explores how orchestras are collaborating with artists from other disciplines and experimenting with how performance is presented. I talk with key players involved in exploring new performance possibilities.

My first conversation is with Charles Hazlewood, Artistic Director of Paraorchestra, the world's only large-scale virtuoso ensemble of professional disabled and non-disabled musicians. 'Every phrase of music is an act of love from one person to another person', Hazlewood tells me. 'Every gesture, every big idea we have at Paraorchestra is largely informed by theatre'.

This conversation was recorded on November 21, 2022.

This podcast is part of a research project funded by the British Academy. For more information, please visit the project blog.