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

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

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

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies

Brett Dean - the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Artist in Residence

Discover New Music

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Verdi Requiem with the BBC Symphony Chorus

The BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 6

BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 9

Antoine Tamestit and Veronika Eberle

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (extract)