Suzy Klein reveals ten intriguing facts about In The Hall of the Mountain King from Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt - one of the works chosen for BBC Ten Pieces

Suzy Klein reveals ten intriguing facts about Storm from Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes - one of the works chosen for BBC Ten Pieces

As the BBC launches the Ten Pieces scheme, inspiring children to get creative with classical music, Suzy Klein speaks to one of the scheme's abassadors violinist Nicola Benedetti all about it.

Suzy Klein reveals ten intriguing facts about Beethoven's Symphony No.5 - one of the works chosen for BBC Ten Pieces

Sean talks to David Thomas, Emma Kirkby, and Pavlo Beznosuik about the conductor, musicologist, and founder of the Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood.

Violinist Chlose Hanslip drops by to talk about her upcoming recital at London's Wigmore Hall on Thursday 25th September with pianist Igor Tchetuev, where they'll be performing works by Medtner, Scnittke and Beethoven. She also regails Sean Rafferty with her love of Shostakovich, and the story of the first time she picked up the violin - at the age of 3!

Cellist Steven Isserlis and violin dealer Charles Beare tell the amazing story of a 'trench cello' from World War One and Steven plays on the instrument live in the studio

After two years of renovations, the Wallace Collection's Grand Gallery finally reopens on Friday 19th September, playing host to a stunning selection of some of the world's greatest ever works of art from Hals’ The Laughing Cavalier, to Rubens’ The Rainbow Landscape, and Poussin’s A Dance to the Music of Time. Sean Rafferty was given a special sneak preview of this beautiful gallery by the Collection's director Dr Christoph Vogtherr, learning about the wonderful pieces and their connections to classical music of the period.

Three Gramophone Award-winners: violinist Leonidas Kavakos (Artist of the Year), conductor Riccardo Chailly (Orchestral category) and conductor John Butt (Choral category) talk to Sean Rafferty.

Welsh baritone and award winning actor Emma Thompson on performing Sweeney Todd at English National Opera next year