Andrew Davis leads the Philharmonic in a charming pair of French works in this concert from the 2009-10 season - the overture to Les francs-juges by a young Hector Berlioz, and the Symphony No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saens, the “Organ” Symphony.

At the premiere of Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage, the Austrian emperor demanded a repeat of the nearly three-hour opera, possibly the longest encore in history. Riccardo Muti conducts its overture, plus Mozart's Gran Partita.

French star violinist Renaud Capuçon shines in the romantic D minor Violin Concerto by Richard Strauss. That work is bookended by high watermarks of 19th century French orchestral music – Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn, and Chausson’s Symphony in B-flat.

Robert Aubry Davis explores the sources and mainstreams of European music for the thousand years before the birth of Bach.

Michael Barone hosts this program featuring music from the diverse repertoire for the organ Mondays at 11 am.

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: "Child’s Play” - We’ll hear how composers from Purcell to Prokofiev were influenced by the creative energy of youth. Plus, we will hear the music of young composers and listen to great artists captured during their tender years.