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

Michael Zev Gordon introduces his new Violin Concerto with Carolin Widmann

The BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 5

BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No. 9

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony

Brett Dean's Viola Concerto

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

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1

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

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Tom Service talks to John Tavener about influential composers, spirituality and faith

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture