Sean Rafferty gets a special sneak preview of 'Rubens and His Legacy - Van Dyck to Cézanne', a new exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London focusing on the work of the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. Sean talks to curator Nico Van Hout about some of the exhibition's highlights, and we hear music of the period by Khachaturian, Monteverdi and Purcell.

Sean Rafferty introduces the deep, rich tones of Russian baritone Sergei Leiferkus. In London for a performance of Rachmaninov's Miserly Knight with the LPO and Vladimir Jurowski, Leiferkus talks all things opera, and tells Sean about the peculiar quality of the Russian voice.

Composer George Fenton talks to Sean Rafferty about The Blue Planet in Concert - a live performance of the music shown with footage from the TV series.

Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Joseph Middleton turn their attention to American song, and talk to Sean about their upcoming recital. Oh, and table tennis.

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa on how a taste for classical music develops just like a taste for food and wine, her optimism for the future of classical music, and performing Prokofiev with the London Symphony Orchestra

Pianist Imogen Cooper talks to Ian Skelly about her new CD of music by Robert and Clara Schumann, the challenges of play/directing, and preparing the ground for a new Trust for young pianists.

Pianist John Lill talks to Suzy about his illustrious career, the secrets of good technique, and the continuing inspiration of Beethoven.