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Suzy Klein takes In Tune to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Studios Maida Vale in London for the whole week. There's a fine Scandinavian flavour in the hall today with the chamber orchestra Camerata Nordica live; and David Owen Norris, cellist Joseph Spooner, and singer Mark Wilde introduce 'A Dream Of Germany', a World War One concert project that explores British and German musicians who maintained a fruitful dialogue during the conflict. The feast of live music continues with performances from the Brass Quintet of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Plus Suzy presents Ten Facts: Ten Pieces, linked to the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s ten-pieces project that aims to inspire a generation of children to get creative with classical music. Each day she offers a downloadable feature with ten quirky, entertaining and illuminating facts; today's work is the Hall of the Mountain King from Grieg's Peer Gynt.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Maida Vale in West London is a historic building, orginally a roller-skating rink that was taken over by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ and converted into studios in the 1930s. It has been the home of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra since that decade, and also served as the centre of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News operation during World War 2. The legendary Radiophonic Workshop (which composed the Dr Who theme) was based in the building. The Beatles recorded in Studio 5, and Studio 4 is where the Peel Sessions were recorded. Studio 3 was where Bing Crosby recorded his last session, in 1977. Listen out for surprise guests on In Tune this week, as the studios are still abuzz with musicians on a daily basis.