Donald MacLeod talks to conductor Semyon Bychkov about Shostakovich's 7th Symphony

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Katerina Karneus talks about Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

The BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 5

Leila Josefowicz talks about working with Luca Francesconi on his violin concerto 'Duende'

Conductor David Charles Abell salutes a rare treat, Bernstein's Songfest

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

Sakari Oramo on working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder