Tim Lihoreau
Tim is not only a Classic FM presenter, but a behind-the-scenes guru.
Biography
As creative director for Classic FM, he is responsible for the distinctive on-air sound that the network has developed.
After studying music at the University of Leeds, Tim worked as a professional pianist prior to his move into radio. His writing and production work in radio have brought great acclaim with honours at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, and the New York International Radio Festival. Tim scripts many of Classic’s landmark series and he was the man who redrafted fairy tales and children’s favourites for the Galaxy Of Stories programmes.
Tim’s column Modern Phobias has been published regularly in the Daily Telegraph and his books have included Stephen Fry’s Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music as well as co-authoring Classic FM’s Friendly Guide series and the award-winning show The A to Z of Classic FM Music.
Tim Lihoreau's Brighter Breakfast show keeps you company when you wake up at the weekend, between 6am and 9am.
Meet Tim
What is your favourite piece of music in the Classic FM Hall of Fame?
It changes every day....right now, this minute, Britten and the Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes.
What is your most memorable on-air moment?
I loved listening to Mozart Day a few years ago, when we devoted the entire output to the music, the stories and the general life and times of Amadeus. Great fun.
Which composer or artist would you most like to have to dinner?
I’d have to ask for two...Gershwin and Stravinsky...two larger than life characters with, presumably, a great line in after dinner stories.
