If you’ve never been to a classical, orchestral concert before, and are perhaps nervous about giving it a go, this is the one for you! Popular BBC broadcaster Lynn Bowles presents this fantastically varied and colourful experience - introducing each piece

Toes will be tapping as Mexican conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto, joins BBC NOW to kick off the new season with flare, featuring works from his home country.

Vaughan Williams travels through time

Painting and sound become one, a Wayfaring soul is lost to the hills, and the past merges with the present in a fantasia to a Golden Age.

Marking the 150th anniversary of his death, this concert will be broadcast as part of a long weekend dedicated to Hector Berlioz on BBC Radio 3 from 15-17 February 2019.

Atgyfodi will bring alive the sound and image archive of St Fagans National Museum of History in a world premiere installation and music performance piece by Welsh composer John Rea.

Atgyfodi will bring alive the sound and image archive of St Fagans National Museum of History in a world premiere installation and music performance piece by Welsh composer John Rea.

Atgyfodi will bring alive the sound and image archive of St Fagans National Museum of History in a world premiere installation and music performance piece by Welsh composer John Rea.

As part of nationwide events marking the centenary of the end of World War One, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales give the world premiere of Charles Villiers Stanford’s Mass Via Victrix (1914-1918).

BBC NOW with The Amatis Trio at Marlborough College

Britten travels through time

A powerful expression of both loss and hope, Britten’s War Requiem was a defining work not just for him but for twentieth century music, a true landmark in the choral repertoire.

BBC NOW return to Aberystwyth with a concert focussing on the symphonic works of the iconic Beethoven. We’re very sorry to announce that Xian Zhang is unable to conduct this concert. Our thanks to Ryan Bancroft who steps in.

BBC NOW return to Bangor with a concert focussing on the symphonic works of the iconic Ludvig van Beethoven. We’re very sorry to announce that Xian Zhang is unable to conduct this concert. Our thanks to Ryan Bancroft who steps in.

A unique chance for audiences in Bangor to hear breath-taking singer-songwriter Alys Williams performing songs from her repertoire as you’ve never heard them before, re-imagined for voice and orchestra.

BBC NOW return to Aberystwyth with a concert focussing on the symphonic works of the iconic Ludvig van Beethoven. We’re very sorry to announce that Xian Zhang is unable to conduct this concert. Our thanks to Ryan Bancroft who steps in.

BBC NOW performs two premieres in a concert full of light and power, under the baton of Geoffrey Paterson.

The theatre of Handel’s Messiah

From its foreboding overture to the joyous ‘Amens’ of the final chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with incident and contrast. It never fails to stir.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales to tour China with Principal Guest Conductor Xian Zhang.

BBC Wales’ annual festive concert returns to St David’s Hall.

For the second concert in Beijing the orchestra welcomes another Chinese guest soloist, cellist Jiapeng Nie

The orchestra are joined by Chinese harpist Shimeng Sun and BBC NOW’s Principal Flute Matthew Featherstone, for Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto.

The orchestra are joined by Chinese harpist Shimeng Sun and BBC NOW’s Principal Flute Matthew Featherstone, for Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto.

The orchestra are joined by Chinese pianist Geng Zhimiao for Liszt's First Piano Concerto.