I'm pleased to share this podcast with Daniel Pailthorpe, Co-Principal Flautist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. We had a fascinating discussion about his musical journey growing up, parallels between flute playing and singing, solo performances, what it's like playing for one of the top symphony orchestras in the country, performing at the BBC Proms and Royal Albert Hall (including a memorable concert involving the then five members of Monty Python!), tone production and vibrato.

Podcast interview recorded 26 September 2022 at Daniel's home in Richmond, London.

Daniel's additional commentary about tone production and throat tuning recorded 12 November 2022.

Podcast released 16 November 2022.

Due to some digital noise when I started recording, here's also what he said when I asked him to tell me about his musical journey growing up: "I actually don't come from a particularly musical family. My father loved music but was not a trained musician at all. Bach was his passion and he transferred that to me. It was just a very pure love of music without having an instrument but they very much encouraged me in my music, took me to concerts. It so happened that both of my godparents who they chose when I was born were both very keen musicians and so they helped to introduce me to the world of music."

Crumb - Voice of the Whale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd76Q-yA5M4.

Daniel's arrangement of Prokofiev's Scenes from Romeo and Juliet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmca0PTyy-c.

End music: Margaret Hubicki (2005). From the Isles of the Sea [performed by Daniel Pailthorpe and James Kirby]. On Dedication in Time: Chamber Music by Margaret Hubicki. Chandos. (Premiere recording).

Podcast intro and outro music by Helena and Annabelle Lee.

Podcast edited by Joe Eftihiou, additional edits from Daniel Pailthorpe and Annabelle Lee.

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