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

Inspiring a generation - the Ten Pieces story

Watch Ten Pieces II trailer

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

BBC Symphony Orchestra 2014-15 Season Film

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

Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto

Albert Schnelzer on the World Premiere of his new work, Tales from Suburbia

Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder

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

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

Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music