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

Inspiring a generation - the Ten Pieces story

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Verdi Requiem with the BBC Symphony Chorus

Michael Zev Gordon introduces his new Violin Concerto with Carolin Widmann

Ryan Wigglesworth discusses his piece Etudes-Tableaux

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Dietrich Henschel explores the background to Mahler’s songs and Clara Pons’ powerful film.

Embedded Composer Scheme

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Janine Jansen talks about Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending

Denis Kozhukhin talks to Suzy Klein about his career as a pianist and Rachmaninov's 4th piano concerto

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