Double bill of operas from the 1980s starring tenor Luciano Pavarotti. In 'Aida' Pavarotti performs the role of Radamès alongside Maria Chiara and Ghena Dimitrova. Lorin Maazel conducts the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus. In 'La Bohème' Pavarotti stars as Rodolfo with Tiziano Severini leading the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The rest of the cast includes Mirella Freni, Sandra Pacetti and Gino Quilico.

Benjamin Britten's opera, composed to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. He took as his starting point Lytton Strachey's 'Elizabeth and Essex'. Sarah Walker and Anthony Rolfe Johnson star.

Coverage of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition which took place over three weeks in 2013. The young competitors must be at their best and not give in to the pressure as both their musical skill and strength of character are put to the test.

Live performance by Azerbaijan soprano Dinara Alieva in Moscow. She performs classical works by, among others, Charpentier, Massenet and Puccini, as well as more modern pieces such as 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and ' I Could Have Danced All Night'. Constantine Orbelian conducts the Russian National Orchestra and the Grand Choir 'Masters of Choral Singing'.

The Italian violinist and conductor leads another masterclass on two well-known pieces in the violin repetoire composed by Ravel and Brahms.