Guest List Podcast 60

This week we tak to the Grammy Award-winning violinist, Hilary Hahn, and find out why she’s being collaborating with a guitarist and songwriter for her latest live performance at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. We’ll also hear from the world-renowned bass baritone, Thomas Quasthoff, on why he loves giving masterclasses to budding singers. Ahead of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, which opens on 10th August, The Guest List meets the new Artistic Director behind the event, Jonathan Mills. Discover why Monteverdi’s opera, L’Orfeo, is at the heart of the Festival this summer. Plus, why a new film starring Richard Gere, based on a major con that actually happened, shouldn’t be missed and the last offering from a much-loved crime writer is the recommended new read.