Janine Jansen talks about Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending

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

Brett Dean talks about the sound world of The Last days of Socrates

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

Antoine Tamestit and Veronika Eberle

Ryan Wigglesworth discusses his piece Etudes-Tableaux

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

Lianne La Havas with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Robin Hood Swings In

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BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music