BBC Music April 2013

Simon Rattle As the conductor reveals he will be leaving the Berlin Philharmonic in five years, we send Ivan Hewett to ask him about his memorable time in the German capital

It's festival time As a summer of wonderful music-making appears on the horizon, we look at the best festivals in our 36-page special

O clap your hands Let's show our appreciation for Andrew Green, please, as he explores the history of applause


Felix Mendelssohn Erik Levi asks how a composer of such genius could become so reviled soon after his death

Plus on your free CD Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 Sir Adrian Boult conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Click on the button below to download the cover Inlay and you can also listen to a clip from the CD below.