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Kate Molleson is a Scottish radio presenter and music journalist. She presents on BBC Radio 3.




Education


Molleson grew up in various areas of Scotland, as well as in Canada's far north. She studied musicology at King's College London and clarinet performance at McGill University in Canada.




Career


Molleson worked in several different roles for the Montreal Gazette up to 2010 at the latest, and was the deputy editor of Opera magazine, before returning to Scotland. She then began reviewing classical music for The Guardian in 2010.
Molleson presented BBC Radio 3 concerts from 2015 onwards and first presented Breakfast on BBC Radio 3 in May 2021. Molleson has presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. In 2023, she began presenting some editions of Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3, with Donald Macleod presenting the other editions of the programme. Molleson also presents Music Matters on BBC Radio 3. She has also presented Afternoon Concert and Hear and Now on BBC Radio 3.
In 2022, Molleson's book Sound Within Sound was published; it explores the stories of composers who defied and pushed against conventions in the 20th century.




Personal life


Molleson lives in Edinburgh.




Other activities


Molleson sits on the board of directors of the Dunedin Consort, a UK-based baroque ensemble.




Publications


Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century (ISBN: 978-0771051661)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kate Molleson
• Donald Macleod (radio presenter)
• Charles Dutoit
• BBC Radio 3
• 2015 in classical music
• BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
• Noh
• 2017 in classical music
• Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
• Santtu-Matias Rouvali