Brett Dean talks about his Trumpet Concerto, Dramatis Personae

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

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

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

Tom Service talks to John Tavener about influential composers, spirituality and faith

Sakari Oramo on working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 9

Antoine Tamestit and Veronika Eberle

Ryan Wigglesworth discusses his piece Etudes-Tableaux

Vilde Frang on Britten's Violin Concerto

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony