MusicMat: 12 JAN 13: Philip Glass' The Perfect American; Robert Burns; Brian Ferneyhough; Daniil Trifonov

Summary: Presented by Tom Service, including Philip Glass' new opera exploring the life, and especially the death, of Walkt Disney; Tom travels to Edinburgh, meeting Robert Irvine, the editor of a new collection of Robert Burns' poetry and songs, and tenor Tom Walker and pianist David McGuiness, who perform Burns songs specially for the programme; Tom also talks to the composer Brian Ferneyhough as he celebrates his 70th birthday; and Suzy Klein meets the Tchaikovsky Competition winning pianist Daniil Trifonov