Classics with NOW: Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E minor ‘From the New World’

Ryan Bancroft - Our new Principal Conductor

Lenny Sayers’ advice on performing and self-belief

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

Classics with NOW: Ravel, ‘Daphnis et Chloé’

BBC NOW Brass and Percussion perform Gavin Higgins' Sadly Now the Throstle Sings with Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft

Classical Playlist: Live - The highlights

The Elevator Pitch: Alun Hoddinott

Classics with NOW: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'

NOW... Make an Instrument: Hosepipe French Horn

Classics with NOW: Holst, The Hymn of Jesus

Meeting other composers is invaluable