Breandáin O’Shea is an Australian musician, pedagogue, and arts journalist who has called Germany home since the early 90s. With a career spanning more than three decades, O'Shea has made a profound impact on the arts scene, both locally and globally. For over 20 years, O’Shea curated and hosted two award-winning weekly arts programs for Deutsche Welle, showcasing appreciation for diverse artistic forms. His expertise has also been shared as a guest lecturer at Berlin’s University of the Arts, the Goethe Institute, and Norway's Stavanger University. O'Shea's impressive list of interviewees reads like a who's who of the arts world, including luminaries such as Daniel Barenboim, Roddy Doyle, Sting, Christo, and Jessye Norman. His insightful conversations have resonated with audiences worldwide, cementing his reputation as a leading voice in the arts community. Based in Berlin, O’Shea continues to foster cultural discourse through various mediums, from producing podcasts to crafting radio
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Signup to Generate a PitchBreandáin O’Shea is an Australian musician, pedagogue, and arts journalist who has called Germany home since the early 90s. With a career spanning more than three decades, O'Shea has made a profound impact on the arts scene, both locally and globally.
Recent episodes include "BERLIN'S MIRROR- 75 YEARS OF THE BERLINER FESTSPIELE" (12 September 2026, 8 minutes), "Small Country, Large Voice" (15 August 2026, 14 minutes), and "Far from Home, Close to Music" (20 June 2026, 53 minutes).
Breandáin O'Shea publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 17 minutes across 115 episodes.
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Breandáin O'Shea is an arts podcast with 115 episodes published.
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The end of the world, but nobody's really listening. Conductor Nicholas Collon and Musikfest artistic director Winrich Hopp on opening a 75th anniversary festival with Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre, an "anti-anti-opera"...
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How does a country of just over a million people turn music into a tool of survival? Reported from the Pärnu Music Festival in Estonia, with Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Mikk Murdvee, Kristjan Hallik, Viola Asoskova and...
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Three young Australian violinists. One city that changed everything. In this special episode of Tall Poppies, host Brendan O'Shea sits down with Leanne McGowan, Josephine Chung and Harry Ward — three remarkable...
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A special episode is dropping on June 21st. - Far from Home, Close to Music - featuring Josephine Chung, Harry Ward and Leanne McGowan - three exceptional young Australian violinists, all living here in Berlin.
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Forty years of the Teddy Award – four decades of queer cinema, courage, celebration, and change. In this feature, we look back at how a small sidebar prize at the Berlin International Film Festival grew into one of the...
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Stolen children. Silenced stories. Unforgettable music. Daughters of Donbas: Songs of Stolen Children blends Ukrainian folk, chamber music and poetry to bear witness to children abducted from occupied territories. As...
Hidden for centuries, the music of women composers from the Renaissance has largely remained unheard. Musica Secreta is an ensemble committed to uncovering and performing these forgotten works, blending rigorous...
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Few composers have shaped the soundscape of our time quite like Arvo Pärt. Often described as the sound of silence, his music emerged from censorship, inner exile, and spiritual resistance under Soviet rule. Now 90, and...
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Matthew McDonald: Between the Bass and the Page Matthew McDonald is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading double bass players — a musician whose warm tone, agility and expressive clarity have shaped the sound...
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The Birgit Nilsson Prize 2025: A Celebration of Many Voices In 2025, the world’s largest award in classical music — the Birgit Nilsson Prize — made history. For the first time, it honoured not an individual artist or...
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Berlin’s vibrant arts scene is under pressure. With major funding cuts looming, even iconic institutions like the Komische Oper, Schaubühne, and the Berlin Philharmonic face an uncertain future. In this episode...
Discover the fascinating transformation of Meiningen, a small German city with a rich artistic heritage. From 1874 to 1890, Duke George II von Sachsen Meiningen turned the city into a cultural hub, founding the...
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In 1819, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published The West–Eastern Divan, his final major poetry cycle, inspired by his correspondence with actress Marianne von Willemer and Joseph von Hammer’s translations of the Persian...
On a rainy night in 1975, Keith Jarrett sat down at a battered piano in Cologne and delivered The Köln Concert—an improvised performance that would become the best-selling solo piano recording in history. But behind the...
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Meet another phenomenal Australian musician Join Breandáin O'Shea as he explores the extraordinary career of Hector McDonald, one of the most celebrated French horn players of our time. From his early days in Australia...
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Philip Langridge (1939-2010) was a highly esteemed English tenor known for his exceptional vocal artistry and versatility across a wide range of repertoire. Renowned for his clarity of tone, expressive delivery, and...
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) was a pioneering German composer widely regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century avant-garde music. He is known for his innovative compositions that often pushed...
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Herbert Blomstedt is a distinguished Swedish conductor renowned for his interpretations of the classical and romantic repertoire. Born in 1927 in the United States to Swedish parents, Blomstedt began conducting at a...
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Jasmila Žbanić is a Bosnian filmmaker known for her compelling and socially conscious work. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, she gained international recognition with her debut feature film "Grbavica" in 2006...
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