What does it really take to build a career as a professional composer?

Schubert Symphony No. 5

Classics with NOW: Brahms, 'Schicksalslied'

Composition: Wales 2025 - Composer, Nicholas Olsen

Drawn to Music: Adams, Chamber Symphony Mvt 1 'Mongrel Airs'

Meeting other composers is invaluable

Thierry Fischer

BBC NOW perform de Falla's El Retablo de Maese Pedro

Bolero with Subtitles.mp4

Classics with NOW: Rachmaninov, ‘Symphonic Dances’

BBC NOW perform William Mathias' Melos

Classics with NOW: Vivaldi, 'Violin Concerto in A major', Op. 9, No. 6