Michael Zev Gordon introduces his new Violin Concerto with Carolin Widmann

Interview with accordionist James Crabb and composer Sally Beamish

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

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

Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder

Diana Burrell introduces her Concerto for Brass and Orchestra

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

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

BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 9

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

Brett Dean on Violas