Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Show more
With James Jolly. Rossini: Overture (La scala di seta). Mascagni: Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana). Glazunov: Symphony No 4. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (excerpt). Show more
Donald Macleod explores the MacDowell Colony, an artistic residency programme founded in 1907 by American composer Edward MacDowell. Show more
From the Wigmore Hall, Suzy Klein presents a recital by the Tokyo Quartet. Schubert: String Quartet No 9. Mozart: Quintet for clarinet, strings, K581 (Sabine Meyer - clarinet).
With Penny Gore. The BBC Symphony Orchestra in a concert of Wagner, Marx and Strauss given at the Barbican. Plus the BBC Philharmonic in Pierne and the Ulster Orchestra in Bliss. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined by conductor Raymond Leppard, who is conducting Handel's Messiah at Cadogan Hall. Plus music from soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and lutenist David Miller. Show more
Concert in which Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Tchaikovsky: Hamlet. Mussorgsky, orch Shostakovich: Songs and Dance of Death. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4. Show more
Philip Dodd and Peter Millican explore the use of chess as a measure of human intelligence. Plus John Deathridge on the new Royal Opera House production of Wagner's Tannhauser. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the MacDowell Colony, an artistic residency programme founded in 1907 by American composer Edward MacDowell. Show more
Dr Irving Finkel of the British Museum's Middle Eastern department asks what makes chess better than other more ancient games? How did it spread across the world? Show more
Jez Nelson presents a set by New York bandleader-composer Darcy James Argue and his 18-piece big band the Secret Society, recorded at Cafe Oto during the 2010 London Jazz Festival. Show more
Jonathan's Swain's selection includes John Adams's Violin Concerto performed by Chloë Hanslip and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. Show more
