Jakub Hrůša leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring the Czech-Polish triad of Janáček, Wieniawski and Lutoslawski. Joshua Bell shines as the featured soloist in Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto.

Mahler's Symphony No. 2, or "Resurrection", opens the season for The Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of director Franz Welser-Möst. We'll also hear Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20, featuring pianist Mitsuko Uchida. (Part of the WFMT World 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: "Ports of Call - Part 1" - Exploring Music will present sounds from composers' backyards and hear their journaling voyages to distant lands: from the bird calls in the Amazon jungle expressed by Brazilian composers, to the distant bells ringing as a composer approaches a safe harbor.