Principal Trumpet, Philippe Schartz, explains what he admires about Tadaaki Otaka

Xian Zhang - Principal Guest Conductor / Prif Arweinydd Gwadd

BBC NOW perform William Mathias' Melos

Donal Bannister and the BBC NOW brass perform Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor arr. Donal Bannister

Classics with NOW: Tchaikovsky, Fantasy-overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’

BBC NOW perform Schmidt's Symphony No.3

Lenny Sayers’ advice on performing and self-belief

Dowland Songs with James Gilchrist

Drawn to Music - Storm Interlude from Britten's 'Peter Grimes'

What happens when emerging composers get the chance to work with a symphony orchestra?

BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform Debussy Nocturnes

Richard Hickox