From the BBC Proms! Augustin Hadelich joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. The orchestra also performs Stravinsky's Song of the Nightingale, Davis's Tales (Tails) of the Signifying Monkey and Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.

Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas, whose decades-long devotion to the Austrian visionary yielded the acclaimed Mahler recording project on SFS Media, leads the symphony in Mahler's Fifth Symphony, which features many of his most rapturous melodies. (Part of the WFMT Orchestra Series)

Each week Bill explores a different theme in classical music with illuminating commentary and musical examples, over the course of time sampling from all genres and eras of classical music. This week: "Top Shelf" - Many of Bill's favorite recordings don’t find their way into a thematic week and end up orphaned on a top shelf in his back room. This week Bill shares these special recordings which become their own theme – colorful, great performances of music that Bill adores.