Powerful Symphonies
Celebrating remarkable composers and orchestras
Episode 1—Mozart: Rise of a Genius, Series 1
1777: 21-year-old Mozart sets out from Salzburg to make it as a musician on his own terms.
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Highlights from Vienna 2026—New Year's Day Concert
Petroc Trelawny presents highlights of the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year’s Day Concert.
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Lisbon: Gulbenkian Orchestra plays Ravel's La Valse—Eurovision Classical Concerts, Series 1
Celebrating music from across Europe, a concert from Lisbon by the Gulbenkian Orchestra.
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Delius: Composer, Lover, Enigma
Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life.
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Maria Callas: The Final Act—Arena
The truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary voice.
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at 90—Inside Classical, Series 4
Sir Stephen Hough plays Grieg's Piano Concerto at a concert for the orchestra's birthday.
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St David’s Day: Calan in Concert
Folk group Calan in concert with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
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MacMillan’s Concerto for Orchestra ‘Ghosts’—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Sir James MacMillan conducts his Concerto for Orchestra ‘Ghosts’ with the BBC SSO.
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Composition: Wales - Culmination Concert—BBC National Orchestra of Wales, 2025-26 Season
Composers deserving wider exposure work with Jac van Steen and Gavin Higgins.
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Jessie J—Radio 2's Piano Room, Piano Room Month 2026
Bringing an epic close to Piano Room Month. It’s Jessie J with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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Classic Hits in the Piano Room—Radio 2's Piano Room
A range of classic tracks which have been performed in the Piano Room through the years.
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James—Radio 2's Piano Room, Piano Room Month 2026
Joining the BBC Concert Orchestra in today’s Piano Room is the iconic band, James.
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Blue—Radio 2's Piano Room, Piano Room Month 2026
British boy band royalty, Blue join the BBC Concert Orchestra for Piano Room Month.
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Story and Song: 180 Years of Queen's
The Ulster Orchestra and friends mark 180 years of Queen’s University Belfast.
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The Traitors at the Proms—BBC Proms, 2025
Claudia Winkleman hosts a spine-tingling concert with dramatic tunes and haunting music.
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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
Cameron Mackintosh presents a joyously staged celebration of the late composer's talents.
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A.R. Rahman
Composer A. R. Rahman talks Bollywood, the Oscars, AI, and working with Hans Zimmer.
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John Adams—Music Masters
The minimalist composer John Adams talks about his career to Charles Hazlewood. (2001)
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Jessie Montgomery - Strum—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Delyana Lazarova conducts Montgomery's joyful work Strum, with strings from BBC SSO.
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Zakir Hussain's Triple Concerto for Tabla, Sitar & Bansuri—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan conducts an intoxicating fusion of Eastern and Western musical traditions.
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