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  1. BBC Proms

    The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning concerts and collaborations.

    BBC Radio 3

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  2. BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Concerts involving the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, led by conductor Thierry Fischer

    BBC Radio Wales

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  3. Cyngerdd Agoriadol Neuadd Hoddinott

    Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC yn Neuadd Hoddinott. A BBC Welsh Orchestra concert

    BBC Radio Cymru

  4. EBU Haydn Day

    A celebration of Haydn from some of the European cities with which he was associated

    BBC Radio 3

  5. Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist Award

    Celebrating the UK's best brass playing

    BBC Radio 2

  6. Symphony Question Time

    Revealing everything listeners ever wanted to know about the symphony

    BBC Radio 3

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  7. Phillip Hunt

    Sounds of Brass - the music programme featuring local and international bands.

    BBC Radio Jersey

  8. Sounds of Christmas Brass

    Phillip Hunt with the brass band music programme.

    BBC Radio Jersey

  9. West Yorkshire Christmas Brass

    Brass band music with David Hoyle.

    BBC Radio Leeds

  10. Salvation Army Christmas Concert

    Festive songs and carols with the Salvation Army.

    BBC Swindon

  11. The Art of Conducting

    An insight into the world of the orchestra conductor.

    BBC Two

  12. Guernsey Sinfonietta Summer Concert

    Highlights of a concert including works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

    BBC Radio Guernsey

  13. iWonder #3

    Proms iWonder Guides #3: What makes a symphony?

    BBC Radio 3

  14. Proms iWonder Guides #4

    Proms iWonder Guides #4: Does Beethoven's music sound different 200 years later?

    BBC Radio 3

  15. Proms iWonder Guides #5

    Katie Derham asks, 'Why do people wave flags at the Last Night of the Proms?'

    BBC Radio 3

  16. EBU Christmas Around Europe

    Radio 3's musical celebration of Christmas 2008, with performances from seven countries

    BBC Radio 3

  17. Mozart Uncovered

    Charles Hazlewood rehearses and performs some of the key works from The Genius of Mozart

    BBC Four

  18. Symphony

    A reappraisal of the symphony's place in the modern world and how it shaped our identity

    BBC Four

  19. Concerto at the BBC Proms

    A collection of live performances from the BBC Proms

    BBC Four

  20. Simon Rattle: London 2015

    Sir Simon Rattle brings the Berlin Philharmonic to London for a week-long residency.

    BBC Four

  21. Bollywood Brass Band

    Soprano saxophone player Joe Cohen gives a guide to a unique Indian brass band

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  22. The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at 60

    Mark Simpson looks at the history of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  23. Beethoven in Scotland

    From the City Halls Glasgow, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven's 9th.

    BBC Two Scotland

  24. Brass and Carols

    Christopher Timothy presents a special Christmas concert.

    BBC Radio 2

  25. Christmas Classics

    Jamie MacDougall presents Tecwyn Evans and the BBC SSO in a concert of seasonal favourites

    BBC Radio Scotland

  26. Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

    Bill Bailey explains, in his unique way, the nuances of how the orchestra works.

    BBC Two

  27. Mendelssohn in Britain

    Charles Hazlewood presents three performances of Mendelssohn's works from the BBC Proms.

    BBC Four

  28. History of Scotland Concert

    A special concert celebrating the BBC's A History of Scotland.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  29. Brass and Carols

    The sound of Christmas with the Black Dyke Band, Joe Stilgoe and others.

    BBC Radio 2

  30. Katherine Jenkins' Classical Christmas

    Katherine Jenkins introduces light orchestral and opera music with a Christmas flavour.

    BBC Radio 2

  31. Europa Concert

    The Berlin Philharmonic's Europa Concert at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre.

    BBC Four

  32. Cyngerdd Nadolig Radio Cymru

    Gwledd o gerddoriaeth y Nadolig o Eglwys Dewi Sant Caerdydd. A feast of Christmas music.

    BBC Radio Cymru

  33. Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    Documentary profiling composer Sergei Rachmaninoff with music conducted by Valery Gergiev.

    BBC Four

  34. Mahler's 1st Symphony with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic

    Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler's 1st Symphony performed by the Berlin Philharmonic.

    BBC Four

  35. Europa Concert 2011

    The Berlin Philharmonic performs works by Emanuel Chabrier, Rodrigo and Rachmaninov.

    BBC Four

  36. Kullervo

    Sibelius's epic 'Kullervo' Symphony in a classic performance from 1992.

    BBC Four

  37. Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra: Live from Stirling

    The Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra with Sistema Scotland perform live from Stirling.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  38. The Last Seaside Orchestra

    The enduring appeal of the Scarborough Spa Orchestra, drawing the crowds since 1912.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. Barenboim on Beethoven: Nine Symphonies That Changed the World

    The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra play Beethoven's symphonies in China and South Korea.

    BBC Two

  40. The Big Concert

    Highlights from this year's concert in Stirling with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.

    BBC Two Scotland

  41. The Solti Centenary Concert

    Works by Mozart, Verdi, Strauss, Mahler and Bartok chart the course of Solti's career.

    BBC Four

  42. Rebuilding the LSO

    Matthew Bannister tells the story of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1980s to now.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  43. Baroque Spring: Bach's St Matthew Passion

    Ian Skelly presents Bach's St Matthew Passion live from Philharmonic Hall in Cracow.

    BBC Radio 3

  44. Sir Colin Davis with Love: In Performance

    Sir Colin Davis conducts part of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis at the 2011 Proms.

    BBC Four

  45. Colin Davis in His Own Words

    Portrait of the late conductor Sir Colin Davis, which reveals a reluctant maestro.

    BBC Four

  46. Christmas Classics

    Jamie MacDougall and the BBC SSO perform favourite Christmas music in Aberdeen.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  47. Messiah at the Foundling Hospital

    Revealing the story of how Handel's Messiah helped save London's Foundling Hospital.

    BBC Two

  48. Birth of an Orchestra

    Alan Bennett and musicians young and old consider the orchestral heritage of Yorkshire.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Eddie Butler's World Cup Warm-Up

    The BBC National Orchestra of Wales recreate Wales's 30-3 victory over England in 2013.

    BBC Radio Wales

  50. The Secret of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner reveals the story behind Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

    BBC Two

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