Set to complete his Rachmaninov Cycle with the Philharmonia this month, pianist Nikolai Lugansky plays excerpts from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and takes a closer look at this work.

Conductor Tugan Sokhiev discusses performing Stravinsky's Rite of Spring with the Philharmonia Orchestra, explaining why it still feels fresh nearly a century since its riotous première.

Pianist Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Rachmaninov's Fourth Concerto; the latest in our podcast series accompanying the Philharmonia's Rachmaninov Cycle.

Animateur Paul Rissmann guides us through Bartok's most famous orchestral work with help from Philharmonia Orchestra musicians.

Philharmonia brass players perform Silent Night on London's South Bank. You can send this video as a personalised e-card to your friends and family by visiting http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/christmas (from 14 Dec)

Esa-Pekka Salonen and Magnus Lindberg discuss their friendship, collaborations and Lindberg's new work GRAFFITI which will receive its UK première at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on 1 October.

In our first podcast of the 2009/10 season we speak to Vladimir Ashkenazy about his career, forthcoming season opening concerts with the Philharmonia Orchestra and future concert plans.

Julian Johnson travels to the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna to find out more about the explosion in the arts at this time and also speaks to Michael Molnar from the Freud Museum to discover why Freud was redefining what is is to be human.

In May's podcast Julian Johnson explores the life and work of Gustav Mahler and we take a look at the interaction between the arts in Vienna 1900.

In April's podcast we speak to Lorin Maazel about his 50 years conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra, take a guided tour though Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Nikolai Lugansky and speak to violinist Nicola Benedetti about life as a soloist and the Sibelius Violin Concerto.