Principal Trumpet, Philippe Schartz, explains what he admires about Tadaaki Otaka

BBC NOW perform John Metcalf's Dances from Forgotten Places

Classics with NOW: Mahler, Symphony No. 9

Drawn to Music: Adams, Chamber Symphony Mvt 2 'Aria with Walking Bass'

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Classics with NOW: Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E minor ‘From the New World’

Classics with NOW: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'

Sing with BBC NOW - Perform! Canwch gyda BBC NOW - Perfformio!

BBC NOW work with Ty Coch School in Pontypridd

Meeting other composers is invaluable

Classics with NOW: Strauss, 'Also sprach Zarathustra'

BBC NOW perform the World Premiere of David Roche's Waves of Love