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

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

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

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Sir Andrew Davis on Ravel's Daphnis & Chloe

Antoine Tamestit and Veronika Eberle

Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending

Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto

Take a deep breath. It's time to be part of something magical.

Total Immersion: Music For The End Of Time

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1

Jill Gregson reflects on on her three decades with the BBC Symphony Chrous