Dietrich Henschel explores the background to Mahler’s songs and Clara Pons’ powerful film.

Inspiring a generation - the Ten Pieces story

Watch Ten Pieces II trailer

Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending

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

Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall

Sakari Oramo talks about the Last Night of the Proms

Brett Dean talks about his Trumpet Concerto, Dramatis Personae

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony

BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Vocalise

Sakari Oramo in conversation with Tom Service

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler Symphony No. 4

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