Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music from Wilbye to Wagner and Marais to MacDowell. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Rossini: Sins of Old Age (excerpts). Prokofiev: Symphony No 1. Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F (Spring). Legrenzi: Ave Regina coelorum. Mozart: Andante in C, K315. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Italian opera in the 1720s, focusing on the work of three giants whom history has treated differently - Alessandro Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Handel. Show more

The Britten Sinfonia in original music and arrangements of Bach, Ockeghem and Machaut, plus Christian Mason and his mentor Harrison Birtwistle. With Bach: The Art of Fugue (excpts). Show more

Penny Gore with music showcasing the BBC SSO's repertoire. Janacek: Sinfonietta. Bruch: Kol Nidrei. Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4. Plus Nancarrow, Ravel. Show more

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more

Ian Skelly presents Garrick Ohlsson (piano) in Chopin: Impromptu in F sharp, Op 36; Fantasy in F minor, Op 49; 2 Nocturnes, Op 27; Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op 39; Preludes, Op 28. Show more

Presented by Matthew Sweet. With China Mieville on his new book, the Kent State Shootings in Ohio in 1970, the lasting impact of Florence Nightingale and Chris Morris' new film. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Italian opera in the 1720s, focusing on the work of three giants whom history has treated differently - Alessandro Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Handel. Show more

Turkish author Elif Shafak casts a writer's eye over Istanbul, considering the city's many identities and its many inhabitants, from the ghosts of the past to the real Istanbulites. Show more

Fiona Talkington introduces music from sound designer Barbara Truex, experimental artist Scanner and singer-songwriters Camilla Granlien and Lhasa. Show more

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Massenet's Thais, plus Dvorak, Handel, Schumann, Bach, Chopin, Bizet, Svendsen, Norman, Valentini, Wagenseil, Fodor, Forster and Mozart. Show more