Brett Dean talks about his Trumpet Concerto, Dramatis Personae

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

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Robin Hood Swings In

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

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

Baiba Skride talks about Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Sophie Bevan talks about Strauss's Lieder

Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Sakari Oramo conducts Sibelius Symphonies

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