Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Brahms's annus mirabilis of 1853-4, which saw the creation of a rare, boozy birthday tribute to his new friend, the great violinist Joseph Joachim. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Nicholas Collon conducts a children's Prom. Music includes Gabrieli: Canzon (Sacrae Symphoniae), plus Lully, Adams, Bach and Brahms. Show more
My First Prom: A first-timer attends his first ever Prom concert, weaving his way through the memories of performers and patrons, staff and stalwarts. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall. Nicholas Collon's children's Prom with his Aurora Orchestra concludes with works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Satie, Shostakovich and Bernstein. Show more
Presented by Catherine Bott, from the Cadogan Hall, London. Pianist Lars Vogt performs Janacek's impressionistic In the Mists and Schubert's turbulent Piano Sonata in G, D894. Show more
Nina Stemme sings Berlioz's Les nuits d'ete with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard. Plus symphonies by Schumann and a new work by Albert Schnelzer. Show more
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC CO. Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue. Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow. Arnold: Four Cornish Dances. Graham Fitkin: PK (world premiere). Show more
Writer and early-morning swimmer Ian Sansom asks why we learn to swim and reflects on the significance of swimming in literature. Is it a way of escaping into the imagination? Show more
Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC CO. Bernstein: Symphonic Dances (West Side Story). Gershwin: Walking the Dog (Shall We Dance?). John Williams: Flight to Neverland (Hook). Show more
Norman Lebrecht is joined by Clive Gillinson, artistic director of Carnegie Hall in New York and former cellist in the Philharmonia and London Symphony Orchestras. Show more
The series featuring members of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme focuses on Mahan Esfahani and Meta4.
Writer and film-maker Graeme Rigby looks back on the life of T Dan Smith, former leader of Newcastle City Council. He envisioned the city as the 'Brasilia of the North'. Show more
Jez Nelson presents a double-bill of performances - pianist Craig Taborn's trio and American supergroup Fly, comprising Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard and Mark Turner. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents music by Mozart, Faure, Mokranjac, Brahms, Franck, Schumann, Telemann, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Haydn/Pleyel, Sibelius, Palestrina, Halevy, Barber, Beethoven. Show more
