In Tune Highlights

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas talks to Suzy about his astonishing career as pianist and conductor, from meeting Shostakovich in California, working with Aaron Copland and creating the world's first You Tube Symphony Orchestra

The best bits from last week's In Tune, featuring director Phelim McDermott on Philip Glass's new opera, a newly discovered song by Elgar, conductor Andrew Manze, writer Charles Emmerson, and Persian music from kamanch player Kayhan Kalhor.

Soprano Elisabeth Meister & pianist Nigel Foster talk about Wagner’s early songs and his Wesendonck Lieder, brass legend Eric Crees and his students from the Guildhall demonstrate the Wagner brass sound and recently discovered music written specially for a Wagner brass ensemble by Belgian composer Paul Gilson, director and librettist David Pountney tells Sean Rafferty about Welsh National Opera’s Wagner’s Dream season, musical comedian Rainer Hersch brings Wagner and Verdi together by way of the anvil, and Dame Gwyneth Jones looks back on her life and career as a Wagnerian soprano

Award winning choreographer Akram Khan talks to Sean about the enduring power of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and how he approached iTMOi, his new work celebrating the anniversary of the Rite.

Legendary Wagnerian soprano Dame Gwyneth Jones talks to Sean about her career on the occasion of Wagner's bicentenary.

Conductor Vasily Petrenko talks to Sean about his award winning work with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and their future plans together as well as his conducting hero Leonard Bernstein and understanding 'Scouse'.

The best bits from this week's In Tune. Suzy Klein talks to tenor Rolando Villazon, James Jolly talks to pianist Jonathan Biss, Clemency Burton-Hill talks to violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Bruce Brubaker, and Sean Rafferty talks to soprano Sophie Daneman and lutenist Elizabeth Kenny.

Tenor Rolando Villazon talks to Suzy about his love for Verdi, and his multi-faceted career as a singer, opera director, cartoonist and novelist

The best bits from the last week's In Tune. This time featuring pianist Angelo Villani, soprano Angela Gheorghiu, author Audrey Niffengegger on her new book and ballet 'Raven Girl', and Scottish Opera's new production of the Pirates of Penzance.

Sean takes a walk around the Royal Collection's new exhibition 'The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion' at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, with curator Anna Reynolds.

Mezzo Magdalena Kozena talks to Sean about her musical relationship with her husband, her childhood growing up in Brno and playing Carmen as a redhead

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu talks to Sean about the art of singing and the length of Wagner's operas alongside giving Sean some sartorial advice...

Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and tenor Jonas Kaufmann talk to Sean Rafferty about Verdi's Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House.

The best bits of this week's In Tune, featuring Marcelo Bratke, David Skinner and Alamire on the appeal of Tallis, Emmanuel Despax and Thomas Carroll on their concert for tablet computers, Vadim Repin with his violin and Trio Manouche playing gypsy swing. Presented by Suzy Klein

Suzy Klein talks to soprano Amanda Roocroft about the pressures of a career in singing, Benjamin Britten and her new album 'Tell me the Truth about Love' with pianist Joseph Middleton

Catch up with the best bits of last week's In Tune with Sean Rafferty hearing a tribute to Sir Colin Davis from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir John Eliot Gardiner on his 70th birthday celebrations, Music and chat from Cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and pianist Alexei Grynyuk and Italian piano star, Ludovico Einaudi.

Sean Rafferty hears tributes to the late Sir Colin Davis from Nikolaj Znaider, Sir Neville Marriner, Dame Kiri te Kanawa and Robin Ticciati

Catch up with the best bits of last week's In Tune with Sean Rafferty talking to Author Billy Hayes and choreographer Peter Schaufuss about the ballet version of Midnight Express, award-winning conductor of the Halle Orchestra Sir Mark Elder, Music and chat with Violinist Tasmin Little and Pianist Martin Roscoe, Opera singers Ekaterina Siurina and Charles Castronovo and one of the world's greatest pianists, Murray Perahia.

Sean talks to pianist Murray Perahia about his influences, Bach and playing for Horowitz.

Author Donna Leon talks to Sean Rafferty about her latest book, "The Golden Egg"