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

Michael Zev Gordon introduces his new Violin Concerto with Carolin Widmann

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

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

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

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Leila Josefowicz talks about working with Luca Francesconi on his violin concerto 'Duende'

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Diana Burrell introduces her Concerto for Brass and Orchestra

Katerina Karneus talks about Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen