Petroc Trelawny
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Petroc Trelawny is a British classical music radio and television broadcaster, who joined BBC Radio 3
in 1998 where he regularly presents Music Matters, In Tune (co-host since 2002) and Live in Concert.
Born and educated in Cornwall
, Trelawny started his career with BBC Radio Devon
in 1989, aged 19, as a reporter and presenter. During the First Gulf War, Trelawny was a newsreader for British Forces Radio, and then then joined them as a presenter in Hong Kong for a year.
In 1992, Trelawny joined new radio station, Classic FM
, in London, as the first presenter of the afternoon show. In 1994, Trelawny joined London News Radio, where he hosted a daily three hour news and talk show. In 1997, he co-presented the BBC GMR Breakfast Show in Manchester, with Victoria Derbyshire
.
In 1998, Trelawny joined BBC Radio 3 full-time. Trelawny presented Breakfast, and subsequently In Tune, and has introduced hundreds of broadcasts for Radio 3, many from the BBC Proms, as well as Cardiff Singer of the World, and the Leeds International Piano Competition.
He also broadcast for RTE Lyric FM
in Ireland, where his major documentary series Max and St Magnus – An Orkney Saga won an ESB Media Award. Trelawny is a regular television presenter of classical music programmes on BBC2, BBC Four and Sky Arts.
As a writer Trelawny has regularly contributed to The Spectator
, The Irish Times
, The Catholic Herald
and BBC Music Magazine
. Trelawny is particularly fond of Britten
and Mozart
operas, the symphonies of Shostakovich
, and Beethoven
's piano sonatas.
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
in 1998 where he regularly presents Music Matters, In Tune (co-host since 2002) and Live in Concert.
Born and educated in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, Trelawny started his career with BBC Radio Devon
BBC Radio Devon
BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon. It began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4....
in 1989, aged 19, as a reporter and presenter. During the First Gulf War, Trelawny was a newsreader for British Forces Radio, and then then joined them as a presenter in Hong Kong for a year.
In 1992, Trelawny joined new radio station, Classic FM
Classic FM
Classic FM may refer to:*Classic FM , a British classical music radio station**Classic FM TV, a British classical music television channel*ABC Classic FM, an Australian classical music radio station run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, in London, as the first presenter of the afternoon show. In 1994, Trelawny joined London News Radio, where he hosted a daily three hour news and talk show. In 1997, he co-presented the BBC GMR Breakfast Show in Manchester, with Victoria Derbyshire
Victoria Derbyshire
Victoria Derbyshire is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who currently presents the mid-morning news/current affairs & interview programme on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10am and 12noon each weekday...
.
In 1998, Trelawny joined BBC Radio 3 full-time. Trelawny presented Breakfast, and subsequently In Tune, and has introduced hundreds of broadcasts for Radio 3, many from the BBC Proms, as well as Cardiff Singer of the World, and the Leeds International Piano Competition.
He also broadcast for RTE Lyric FM
RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ lyric fm is an Irish classical music radio station, owned by the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station, which is based in Limerick, was launched in 1999 and is available on FM in Ireland, on satellite, on Sky Digital in Ireland and United Kingdom and via the...
in Ireland, where his major documentary series Max and St Magnus – An Orkney Saga won an ESB Media Award. Trelawny is a regular television presenter of classical music programmes on BBC2, BBC Four and Sky Arts.
As a writer Trelawny has regularly contributed to The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
, The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, The Catholic Herald
The Catholic Herald
The Catholic Herald is a London-based Roman Catholic newspaper, published in broadsheet format and retailing at £1.50 ....
and BBC Music Magazine
BBC music magazine
BBC Music Magazine is a magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom by BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC. Reflecting the broadcast output of BBC Radio 3, the magazine is devoted primarily to classical music, though with sections on jazz and world music. Each edition comes...
. Trelawny is particularly fond of Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
and Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
operas, the symphonies of Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....
, and Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
's piano sonatas.