Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Haydn: Concerto in E flat. Ropartz: Prelude, marine et chansons. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1. Bliss: Rhapsody. Roussel: Divertissement. Barber: Knoxville. Show more
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): 1/5. Donald Macleod focuses on Mahler's childhood and earliest works, including a rare piano quartet movement and his cantata, Das Klagende Lied. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents Leila Josefowicz (violin) and John Novacek (piano) playing at Wigmore Hall. Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Op 134. Schubert: Rondo Brillant in B minor, D895. Show more
Performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Rossini: Overture (Il barbiere di Siviglia). Haydn: Symphony No 101. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto. Plus Schumann, Dallapiccola and Beethoven. Show more
A selection of music and guests from the arts world.
Presented by Martin Handley. The Nash Ensemble perform Czech music at Wigmore Hall as part of their Theresienstadt Weekend. With Smetana, Krasa, Ullmann, Suk, Schulhoff and Haas. Show more
Matthew Sweet talks to Dr Syliva Earle, one of the world's best known and respected oceanographers, famous for her pioneering diving projects and her campaigns against pollution. Show more
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): 1/5. Donald Macleod focuses on Mahler's childhood and earliest works, including a rare piano quartet movement and his cantata, Das Klagende Lied. Show more
Mary Beard, professor of classics at Cambridge University, asks what - if anything - the ancient Romans and Greeks can teach us about the noble art of dying. Show more
Jez Nelson presents a double bill of French jazz: the Sophia Domancich trio, which features the American rhythm section of William Parker and Hamid Drake, plus duo Donkey Monkey. Show more
John Shea presents music by Prokofiev, Mozart, Bach, Verrijt, Sweelinck, Horst, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Faure, Piston, Lipatti, Mozart, Coulthard, Piazzolla, Copland and Purcell. Show more
