Kate Molleson

Kate Molleson is a Scottish radio presenter and music journalist.[1] She presents on BBC Radio 3.

Education

Molleson grew up in various areas of Scotland, as well as in Canada's far north.[2] She was interested in classical music as a child.[3] She studied musicology at King's College London and clarinet performance at McGill University in Canada.[2]

Career

Molleson worked in several different roles for the Montreal Gazette up to 2010 at the latest,[4][2] and was the deputy editor of Opera magazine, before returning to Scotland.[2] She then began reviewing classical music for The Guardian in 2010.[5][2]

Molleson presented BBC Radio 3 concerts from 2015 onwards[6] and first presented Breakfast on BBC Radio 3 in May 2021.[7] Molleson has presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.[8] In 2022, Molleson remained a commentator upon classical music and an observer of the broader classical music scene.[9] In 2023, she began presenting some editions of Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3,[10] with Donald Macleod presenting the other editions of the programme. Molleson also presents Music Matters on BBC Radio 3.[11][12] In 2025, a 40-episode series about radical or slightly radical composers from the 20th century, presented by Molleson, began to be broadcast on Radio 3.[13] Molleson has also presented Afternoon Concert and Hear and Now on BBC Radio 3.[14]

In 2022, Molleson's book Sound Within Sound[15] was published;[16] it explores the stories of composers who defied and pushed against conventions in the 20th century.[17] The book is a collection of essays.[3]

Personal life

Molleson lives in Edinburgh.[18]

Other activities

Molleson sits on the board of directors of the Dunedin Consort,[18] a UK-based baroque ensemble.[19]

Publications

  • Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century ISBN 978-0-7710-5166-1

References

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters - Kate Molleson". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kate Molleson". Edinburgh International Culture Summit. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Rogers, Jude (2022-07-04). "Sound Within Sound by Kate Molleson review – a challenge to the gatekeepers of classical music". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  4. ^ "To Break Even in Montreal | Montreal Gazette". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kate Molleson | Page 25 of 25 | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ "Kate Molleson ← People ← Cafe OTO". www.cafeoto.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ "Kate Molleson: 'Where we are at now is tokenism without thinking of the real context'". The List. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  10. ^ canderson (2023-05-16). "Kate Molleson joins Donald Macleod on the Composer of the Week presenting team". Colin's Column. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  11. ^ Frost, Caroline (August 19, 2022). "Quotas Should Be Introduced On Classical Music Radio Stations As Well As Concerts, Says BBC Presenter". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, Maria Joao Pires". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  13. ^ Morris, Hugh (2025-04-03). "Wrangling, Plunging". VAN Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert - Kate Molleson". BBC. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  15. ^ Molleson, Kate (2022). Sound Within Sound. Faber & Faber (published 28 July 2022).
  16. ^ "Faber snaps up Kate Molleson's book in four-way auction". The Bookseller.
  17. ^ www.pazaz.digital, PAZAZ |. "Bath Box Office". bathboxoffice.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  18. ^ a b "Board of Directors – Dunedin Consort". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  19. ^ "About us – Dunedin Consort". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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