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

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

Ingrid Fliter talks about the BBC Proms

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

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

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

Leila Josefowicz talks about working with Luca Francesconi on his violin concerto 'Duende'

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

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Total Immersion: Music For The End Of Time

Brett Dean talks about his Trumpet Concerto, Dramatis Personae

Sakari Oramo talks about the Last Night of the Proms