With Penny Gore.
Boccherini Symphony in C, G515 Academia Montis Regalis, director Luigi Mangiocavallo
6.45 Beethoven Andante Favori , Wo05 7 Mikhail Pletnev (piano)
7.00 Faure Dolly Suite BBC Philharmonic, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
7.50 Bruckner Rondo in C minor for string quartet Archibudelli
8.00 Lully Plaude Laetare Gallia
Concert Spirituel, director Herve Niquet
| 8.35Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals
Pascal Roge and Cristina Ortiz (pianos), London Sinfonietta, conductor Charles Dutoit

(1813-1901) With Donald Macleod. i Verdi in Paris
To mark the centenary of his death, this week's programmes are devoted to a survey of Verdi's complex relations with the French capital and the Opera.
Si, to Sento, Iddio Mi Chiama (I Due Foscari) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Orchestra of the Teatro alia Scala, conductor Claudio Abbado
Overture: Jerusalem
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Edward Downes
Jerusalem (Act 2, Scene 2)
Roberto Alagna (tenor), Berlin
Philharmonic, conductor Claudio Abbado Ballet music (Jerusalem, Act 3, Scene 1) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Edward Downes
OMesAmis, MesFreresd'Armes (Jerusalem, Act 3, Scene 2) Jose Carreras (tenor),
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Roberto Benzi
L'Abandonnee Nuccia Focile (soprano), Michael Pollock (piano) (R)

A daily series in which artists talk about their current work. Gary Hume is an internationally renowned painter who uses factory, high-gloss paint to make his deep-coloured, flat, shiny art. He is finishing work on a collection fora major show in New York. ProducerFrancesBymes

With Stephanie Hughes. This week featuring Bach keyboard works and recordings by David Oistrakh.
Jean-Baptiste Morin Le Reveil (La Chasse du Cerf, Scene 1) Wally Staempfli
(soprano), Ensemble de Trompes de
Chasse, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber
Orchestra, conductor Jean-Francois Paillard
10.16 Bartok Violin Concerto No 1
David Oistrakh , USSR Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
10.42 Bach Two-Part Inventions, BWV772-786 Gustav Leonhardt
(harpsichord)
11.03 Prokofiev Five Melodies, Op 35 Igor Oistrakh (violin), Natalia Serzalowa (piano)
11.16 Jean-Joseph Mouret Symphonies de Chasse Ensemble de Trompes de
Chasse, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber
Orchestra, conductor Jean-Francois Paillard

Artist in Focus: Richard Hickox
This week's Artist in Focus is the eminent British conductor Richard Hickox , who was appointed principal conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in September last year. Today he talks to Petroc Trelawny about his work with the orchestra. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Richard Hickox
Hoist The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37
Haydn Symphony No 30 in C (Alleluja) Walton Belshazzar 's Feast
With John Tomlinson (bass)

New Generations
From the Wigmore Hall, London. Verity Sharp presents another concert in the series given by Radio 3 New Generations Artists. Ashley Wass (piano)
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E minor, Op 90 Brahms Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor, Op 5

This week featuring symphonies and other orchestral works by Mendelssohn. BBC Concert Orchestra
Debussy Printemps
Conductor Peter Maxwell Davies
Dvorak Symphonic Variations Conductor Barry Wordsworth
Mendelssohn Concerto in D minor for violin and piano Nicola Loud (violin), Stephen Coombs (piano), conductor Barry Wordsworth
Mendelssohn Symphony No 1 in C minor Conductor Barry Wordsworth

Martin Handley explores how opera has often rocked public and political opinion. With examples from Mozart's The
Marriage of Figaro, Beethoven's Fidelio,
Weill's Mahagonny, Krenek's Jonny Spielt Auf and Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

On the centenary of the death of Queen Victoria, Sean Rafferty celebrates the Victorian era and its legacy with live music and interviews.

A concert given last Friday in Chester Cathedral.
Nelson Goerner (piano), BBC
Philharmonic, conductor Jaap van Zweden Mozart Overture: Cosi Fan Tutte
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor

Bach's joyful cantata for the third Sunday after Epiphany.
Jennifer Adams-Barbaro (soprano), Kim Porter (mezzo-soprano), Neil MacKenzie (tenor), Stephen Charlesworth (baritone), Orchestra of St James , BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Cleobury
Bach Cantata No 111: Was MeinGott Will(R)

Patrick Wright presents the arts and culture magazine, including news of tonight's announcement of the TS Eliot Prize for poetry. And with Ronald Reagan soon to celebrate his 90th birthday, what lasting legacy have the Reagan years had on American culture and politics?

Fiona Taikington plays music by artists featured in this year's Celtic Connections Festival, currently on in Glasgow. Plus a tribute to the singer Kirsty MacColl , who died last month.

With Jill Anderson. D Scarlatti Keyboard
Sonata in G, KklO5 12.10 Hurlebusch Concerto in A for two oboes and violin
12.20 D Scarlatti Stabat Mater in C minor
12.45 Granados Three Dances, Op 3 7
1.00 A recital given by harpsichordist
Andreas Staier at St John's, Smith Square, in May 1998. Music includes works by Sebastian de Albero, Jose Galles , Jose Ferrer and Soler.
1.55 Franck Symphony in D minor 2.35
Szymanowski StnngQuartetNol in C, Op37

3.00 Something to Think About
3.15 Playtime 3.30 Music Box
3.45 Let's Move 4.05 Expressive Arts
4.25 Dance Workshop 4.45 Word Games 3
5.00 A Scarlatti Concerto Grosso No 1 in F minor
5.15 Mozart Flute Quartet in A, K298
5.35Fesch ConcertoinB flat, OplONo2
5.45 Remenyi Auction; Ping-Pong (Seven Children's Choruses)