Fiona Talkington presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Chopin: Four Scherzos; and Disc of the Week: Thomas Ades: Tevot; Violin Concerto; Three Studies from Couperin; Dances (Powder Her Face).
Tom Service presents a special edition from Glasgow, with singers Karen Cargill and Lisa Milne, plus conductor Robin Ticciati. Tom also visits one of the country's best pipe bands. Show more
Lucie Skeaping presents the Orlando Consort in concert at 2009's Brighton Early Music Festival. With tabla player Kuljit Bhamra, sitar player Jonathan Mayer and singer Shahid Khan. Show more
From Wigmore Hall, London, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Tai Murray is joined by pianist Gilles Vonsattel in a programme of violin sonatas by Vivaldi, Enescu and Mozart. Show more
Rita Ray visits the Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar to hear some of the island's leading big-band 'taraab' ensembles. Including a performance from Culture Musical Club. Show more
Vienna Art Orchestra director Mathias Ruegg joins Alyn Shipton to pick the highlights of a prolific recording career with the stylistically varied ensemble. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk. Show more
Conductor Riccardo Muti makes his Metropolitan Opera debut with Ildar Abdrazakov in the demanding title role of a rarely performed early Verdi opera. Show more
A new play written by Laura Lomas. Following her father's suicide and rejection by her only friend, Lucy makes a decision that has a profound effect on the world around her. Show more
Music by British composers. Anthony Payne: The Stones and Lonely Places Sing. Anthony Gilbert: ... Into the Gyre of a Madder Dance. Judith Weir: Piano Concerto. Show more
Ivan Hewett talks to iconic soprano Jane Manning about her career, introducing 40 years of recordings and contributions from those who have written for and worked with her. Show more
Catherine Bott explores the music of the Great Schism of Western Christianity, which divided the Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents music by Strauss, Bruckner, Beethoven, Pejacevic, Tchaikovsky, Fesch, Tippett, Chopin, Bach, Sauvergne, Rossini, Hummel, Andriessen, Albicastro, Mozart. Show more
