Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies

Brett Dean on Violas

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

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

Interview with accordionist James Crabb and composer Sally Beamish

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

Conductor David Charles Abell salutes a rare treat, Bernstein's Songfest

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

Brett Dean - the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Artist in Residence

Verdi Requiem with the BBC Symphony Chorus