Laura Tunbridge, Professor of Music at the University of Oxford and author of Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces (Viking, 2020), explores Beethoven's Eroica symphony and Violin Concerto.

Jessica Duchen sat down with Fanny Mendelssohn's three-times-great-granddaughter, the filmmaker Sheila Hayman to talk about history's neglected female composers.

Stand-up comedian, writer, actor and director, Chris Addison tells us exactly what we need to know before coming to classical concert.. and it might not be at all what you'd expect!

We explore Anton Bruckner's enigmatic persona and his music's associations with religious, metaphysical, and mystical experiences.

We explore the challenges faced by composers such as Jean Sibelius, Sergei Rachmaninov and Edvard Grieg as they transitioned from traditional to modern music in a changing world.

We explore Bach's Easter Oratorio shedding light on the tensions and triumphs of his musical journey.

A playlist highlighting the music and musicians that we'll be bringing to the stage in 2024... and maybe a teaser or two.

In the latest episode, we bring you a Christmas treat of not just one but two Cuttings in a sibling special with Guy Cutting (tenor) and Hugh Cutting (countertenor).

In this episode, OAE Principal Oboe Katharina Spreckelsen joins Netty for tea and chats.

Jessica Duchen sat down with András Schiff to talk about composer Felix Mendelssohn.