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John Beckett courtesy of the Irish Times Image Name: John Beckett courtesy of the Irish Times

John Beckett, the Man and his Music

A tribute to John Beckett, harpsichordist, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, composer, producer and pedagogue who introduced the Dublin public to Bach’s cantatas and exerted a unique influence on the development of period-performance style. Contributors include biographer Charles Gannon, author of a new biography, Lindsay Armstrong, Andrew and Jenny Robinson, Nicholas Anderson, and Honor O Brolcháin.

Presenter/Producer: Una Hunt

Sound Engineer: Ben Rawlins

A Heritage Music Production for RTÉ lyric fm.

(First broadcast 24th June 2016)

RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 13th January, 6pm-7pm