Ahead of two appearances with the London Symphony Orchestra in October, conductor and virtuoso violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Zneider talks about what a conductor does and what it takes to do it well.

Following his Artist Spotlight recital at LSO St Lukes, we talk to Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson; exploring creative curation, music in Iceland, and his newly released album for Deutsche Grammophon,Johann Sebastian Bach.