In Tune Highlights

As part of the Free Thinking weekend in The Sage, Gateshead, Sean Rafferty interviews Mary Robinson, ex-president of Ireland, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Chair of the Council for Women World Leaders.

Composer Max Richter on his re-imagining of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, with music from violinist Daniel Hope with members of the Britten Sinfonia.

Mark-Anthony Turnage and Dennis Marks pay tribute to the late composer Hans Werner Henze, who has died at the age of 86. Actor Dominic West and pianist Lucy Parham perform extracts from their new show Reverie, which tells the story of Claude Debussy through his own words and music.

Pop writer extraordinaire Neil Sedaka has been turning out hit records for six decades. Now, though, he’s returning to his first love, classical piano, and he’s written a piano concerto. It’s called Manhattan Intermezzo. Suzy Klein went along to his central London hotel and found Neil practising in a quiet corner of the bar....

Pianist Jonathan Plowright plays live and talks about his love of Polish music.

Dr Caroline Campbell at Somerset House's Courtauld Gallery talks to Sean about Lely's musical paintings, which are on display until January 2013.

Suzy talks to concert pianist Stephen Hough at his new art exhibition “Appassionato” in the Broadbent Gallery, London.

Suzy talks to Damon Albarn, director Rufus Norris and English National Opera's Artistic Director John Berry about ENO's new 'dress down for opera' initiative.

Sean Rafferty talks to violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov about violins, conducting and being a rising star.

Sean Rafferty talks to acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about his passions, Beethoven and lift music.

Sean Rafferty talks to Dame Fanny Waterman about the Leeds International Piano Competition, early nights and avoiding television before bed.

Sean Rafferty talks violins, dogs and pronunciation with violinist Nigel Kennedy.

Sean Rafferty makes many musical connections in the company of curator Tim Barringer at Tate Britain’s new blockbuster exhibition ‘Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde’.

Suzy Klein speaks to former Children's Laureate, and author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, who reads his re-telling of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale 'Hansel and Gretel'.

Suzy Klein speaks to Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, who reads her re-telling of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale 'Little Red Riding Hood’.

Suzy Klein speaks to writer Sir Terry Pratchett about the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, with a reading from his re-telling of 'Sleeping Beauty'.

Suzy Klein speaks to poet and playwright John Agard, who reads his re-telling of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales 'Rumpelstiltskin’ and ‘The Frog Prince’.

Suzy Klein speaks to best-selling author Philip Pullman, who reads his re-telling of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale 'The Three Snake Leaves'.