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

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

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

Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending

Semyon Bychkov: 'Beloved Friend' Tchaikovsky Project

Sakari Oramo on working with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Janine Jansen talks about Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Brett Dean on Violas

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