Amy Dickson - The Classical Playlist Experience

Preparing for the concert

BBC NOW perform Bolero de Concert by Lefebure-Wely arr. Donal Bannister

BBC Proms - Tuning up behind stage

James Mayhew paints 'Mars' from Holst's The Planets

Celia Craig – Judith Weir’s new Oboe Concerto

Valerie Aldrich-Smith's "Baguette Theory"...

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Martin James Bartlett - Preparing for Shostakovich's piano concerto

Classics with NOW: Massenet, Suite No. 3 'Scènes Dramatiques'

Classics with NOW: Haydn, Te Deum in C major

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