Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Brett Dean on Violas

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Katerina Karneus talks about Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Vilde Frang on Britten's Violin Concerto

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

Conductor Laureate Jiří Bělohlávek conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 8

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

Conductor David Charles Abell salutes a rare treat, Bernstein's Songfest

Verdi Requiem with the BBC Symphony Chorus

Ryan Wigglesworth discusses his piece Etudes-Tableaux