Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

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

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Discover New Music

The BBC Symphony Chorus

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

BBC Symphony Orchestra 90th-birthday Montage

Sakari Oramo on Vaughan Williams, Alwyn, and why you should come and hear this Prom!

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

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1

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