Conductor Laureate Jiří Bělohlávek conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 8

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

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

Donald MacLeod talks to conductor Semyon Bychkov about Shostakovich's 7th Symphony

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto

Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder

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

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Nielsen Study Day: BBC SO Plus Study Afternoon

Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall