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

Brett Dean talks about how The Last Days of Socrates was conceived as a work for Chorus

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder

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

Sam Brown from the BBC Symphony Chorus on Bliss' Morning Heroes

Sakari Oramo on working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductor James Feddeck sings the praises of Barber’s Symphony No.1

Sakari Oramo talks about the Last Night of the Proms