Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, overtures by Verdi and Shostakovich and piano works by Brahms. Show more
Sarah Walker explores the 'galant' style, popular across Europe from 1750 to 75. Plus classic recordings of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto and Mendelssohn's Octet. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the operas of Verdi, starting with his very first operatic effort, Oberto, and a mature masterpiece, Rigoletto. Show more
Tenor Mark Padmore accompanied by pianist Imogen Cooper perform songs by Schubert and Schumann's song cycle Dichterliebe, launching the Proms Schumann bicentenary celebrations. Show more
The opening concert of the 2010 BBC Proms season given at the Royal Albert Hall, London, with Jiri Belohlavek conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 8. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty.With a selection of music and guests from the music world. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, Vassily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Schumann's Manfred overture, and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 with Simon Trpceski. Show more
Kevin Jackson and Nick Dear discuss romantic poet and political hero George Gordon Byron in the opening event of 2010's BBC Proms Literary Festival. Matthew Sweet hosts the debate. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Vassily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Tchaikovsky: Manfred. Show more
Norman Lebrecht meets Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly, who discuss his career, the death of his father and the possibility of a future post with a major American orchestra. Show more
Prof Sunil Khilnani explores what drove Gandhi to write Hind Swaraj, his first major work - an astonishing critique of modern civilisation which was banned by the British. Show more
Jez Nelson presents Kit Downes's trio in session at the 2010 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, with James Maddren (drums) and Calum Gourlay (double bass). Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music by Bruckner, Couperin, Telemann, Melcer, Contant, Villa-Lobos, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Bach, Vivaldi, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Strauss and Haydn. Show more
