In Tune Highlights

Jazz pianist and BBC Ten Pieces ambassador Julian Joseph reveals his favourite Christmas piece, and even treats us to an interpretation of his own!

Harpist and BBC Ten Pieces ambassador Catrin Finch reveals her favourite Christmas carol

Sean Rafferty talks to the man completely synonimous with Christmas music - choral composer John Rutter, who has now been writing immensely popular carols for decades. Ahead of his special Christmas 'Sing Along' concert at Kings Place in London, John Rutter talks to Sean about the continuing popularity of carols 50 years after 'Shepherds pipe', his first entry to the canon. He also talks about the old carols that continue to inspire him, and his experience of composing his own requiem.

Sean talks to conductor Peter Phillips, discussing his acclaimed choir The Tallis Scholars as they prepare for a Christmas concert.

Superstar Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja talks to Sean Rafferty about singing Verdi at the Royal Opera House.

Trumpeter and BBC Ten Pieces ambassador Alison Balsom reveals her favourite Christmas piece

Conductor Sakari Oramo on Danish composer Carl August Nielsen's life and work, and making new discoveries in music

Conductor John Mauceri talks to Suzy Klein about his new CD of 'Music for Hitchcock' and the joy to be found in musical diversity.

Violinist Jack Liebeck joins Sean Rafferty at MediaCityUK in Salford to talk about performing and recording Bruch, and his Oxford May Music Festival linking music, science and the Arts.

Trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger talks to Sean Rafferty about his new Brett Dean commission with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, premiering at the Barbican in London this week. He speaks about Brigitte Nilsson giving him vocal tips and the importance of contemporary repertoire for the trumpet.

Pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy talks to Sean about life under Stalin and meeting Shostakovich.

Choreographer and director Matthew Bourne on the changing attitudes to dance, the BBC Young Dancer competition and taking Edward Scissorhands on tour.

Actress Vanessa Redgrave and international lawyer Philippe Sands with baritone Laurent Naouri perform extracts from their piece about the three men at heart of the Nuremburg trial.

Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier discusses working with students, his time at Ulster Orchestra and bungee jumping backwards.

Husband and wife Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber join Sean in the studio to talk about their new CD of music for two cellos by Vivaldi and their mammouth tour for next year. The CD is Julian's penultimate cello recording having officially retired from playing earlier this year. He talks to Sean about life after playing, while Jiaxin performs music by Bach and Philip Glass live in the studio.

Legendary bass Sir John Tomlinson talks to Sean Rafferty about performing in Tristan at the Royal Opera House, and a memorial concert for Leslie Head, a man who helped many young musicians in their early careers.

Dame Emma Kirkby talks to Sean Rafferty about her career as an early music specialist with particular emphasis on lutesong, and her working relationship with lutenist Jakob Lindberg.

Director Peter Sellars on John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary at English National Opera

David Skinner, the director of the acclaimed consort Alamire, talks to Sean Rafferty about their new CD 'The Spy's Choirbook', a collection of music of Continental Europe from the early sixteenth century, all drawn from the manuscripts of Petrus Alamire himself. David tells the fascinating story of Alamire's supposed opposition to Henry VIII, and how composer's of the time used music to convey secret messages.

The Observer's food critic and Masterchef judge Jay Rayner turns his hand(s) to the piano, and performs jazz with his quartet ahead of their gig at The Crazy Coqs.