Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird

Ryan Wigglesworth discusses his piece Etudes-Tableaux

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Dietrich Henschel explores the background to Mahler’s songs and Clara Pons’ powerful film.

Sakari Oramo talks about the Last Night of the Proms

Brett Dean's Viola Concerto

Denis Kozhukhin talks to Suzy Klein about his career as a pianist and Rachmaninov's 4th piano concerto

Vilde Frang on Britten's Violin Concerto

Antoine Tamestit and Veronika Eberle