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BBC NOW perform Berg's Three Pieces from Lyric Suite with Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft

Ryan Bancroft - Our new Principal Conductor

Classics with NOW: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Meeting other composers is invaluable

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Classics with NOW: Holst, ‘The Planets'

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Lenny Sayers’ advice on performing and self-belief

Composition: Wales 2025 - Composer, Kiko Litang Shao

BBC NOW - The Nutcracker

The Elevator Pitch: Alun Hoddinott

BBC NOW perform the World Premiere of Matthew Taylor's Symphony No. 6 with conductor Martyn Brabbins