Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli talks to Sean about the music of Agostino Steffani

Sean Rafferty talks to counter-tenor Andreas Scholl.

English National Ballet dancer and artistic director Tamara Rojo talks about her new role.

Sean talks to superstar trumpeter Alison Balsom.

Norwegian ice-sculptor and composer Terje Isungset makes, then plays an ice drum live in the studio

Jazz legend Jack DeJohnette talks to Sean Rafferty ahead of his London Jazz Festival gig and UK tour.

Roberto Alagna talks about his forthcoming appearance as Nemorino in the Royal Opera House production of Donizetti's "L’elisir d’amore"

Daniel Barenboim reflects on the life of American composer Elliott Carter

As part of the Free Thinking weekend in The Sage, Gateshead, Sean Rafferty interviews Mary Robinson, ex-president of Ireland, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Chair of the Council for Women World Leaders.

Composer Max Richter on his re-imagining of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, with music from violinist Daniel Hope with members of the Britten Sinfonia.