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

BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Vocalise

Lianne La Havas with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Vilde Frang on Britten's Violin Concerto

Michael Zev Gordon introduces his new Violin Concerto with Carolin Widmann

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Diana Burrell introduces her Concerto for Brass and Orchestra

Robin Hood Swings In

Sakari Oramo in conversation with Clemency Burton-Hill

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

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

Sir Andrew Davis on Ravel's Daphnis & Chloe

Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending

Tom Service talks to John Tavener about influential composers, spirituality and faith

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

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

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

Sakari Oramo on working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra