Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Grieg: Solveigs Song (Peer Gynt). Dvorak: The Wood Dove. Schumann: Abegg Variations. Delius: Violin Concerto. FS Kelly: Elegy for Strings. Plus Elgar and Mozart. Show more
Donald discusses how Haydn was tempted to London by the impresario Johann Peter Salomon and became a sought-after celebrity. With Keyboard Trio No 24 (Gypsy Trio). Show more
Recital given at Birmingham Town Hall by Paul Watkins (cello) and Huw Watkins (piano). Foss: Capriccio. Barber: Sonata, Op 6. Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op 40. Show more
Louise Fryer presents a performance given at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw of Rameau's exotic opera Les indes galantes. With soprano Nicola Wemyss and bass Joao Fernandes. Show more
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
Performance on 3
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 90th Birthday
2 hours, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Andris Nelsons conducts the CBSO in a celebration of its 90th birthday. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite. Haydn: Symphony No 90. Elgar: Violin Concerto (soloist - James Ehnes). Show more
Presented by Anne McElvoy. Actress Fiona Shaw joins an audience discussion at The Sage Gateshead to explore the question 'what acting can teach you about life'. Show more
Donald discusses how Haydn was tempted to London by the impresario Johann Peter Salomon and became a sought-after celebrity. With Keyboard Trio No 24 (Gypsy Trio). Show more
Television writer Michael Chaplin considers the glorious part that trains have played in the life of the North, from George and Robert Stephenson to the present day. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents a concert featuring Paolo Angeli on prepared Sardinian guitar and Hamid Drake on drums. Plus Venezuelan music and a preview of 2010's London Jazz Festival. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a concert of Mendelssohn, Holiger and Prokofiev performed at the 2009 BBC Proms. Show more
