Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski, speaks about performing Tchaikovsky on period instruments and the 'striking presence of a young genius' that can be heard in his first symphony.

John Elliot introduces a relatively rarely seen instrument, the Ophicleide, and talks about its role in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.

George Frideric Handel is best known for restoring English music to its’ highly respected and acclaimed position, following years of compositional drought after the death of Purcell in 1695.

In February 2013 we collaborated with Choreographer Henri Oguike on a bold new interpretation of Vivaldi's seminal Four Seasons, fusing cutting-edge contemporary dance with period performance. Here's a taster of the event with the Allegro from Winter.

Leader Margaret Faultless talks about performing Beethoven's Symphony No.8 from the first edition parts.

The third of four films by Leader Kati Debretzeni taking an in depth look at Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

The final film by Leader Kati Debretzeni taking an in depth look at Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Cello virtuoso Steven Isserlis shows us his Marquis de Corberon Stradivarius cello and chats about Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C which he performed with us at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.

Our Principal Horn Roger Montgomery demonstrates two of the different horns musicians were playing during the period Mahler was composing.

The second of four films by Leader Kati Debretzeni taking an in depth look at Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.