Presented by Rob Cowan. Including actress Miriam Margolyes about her favourite classical music as part of Breakfast's Comedy Classics series. Show more
With James Jolly and featuring recordings by Artist of the Week Herbert von Karajan. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Felix Mendelssohn's last seven years, starting with his appointment in 1841 to the post of Royal Prussian Kapellmeister in Berlin. Show more
Hungarian cellist Miklós Perényi performs solo Bach and Britten live at Wigmore Hall in London. Presented by Sean Rafferty. Show more
With Penny Gore. Elgar: In the South. Schumann: Violin Concerto. Bach: Sarabande (Partita in D minor). Plus Russia expert Martin Sixsmith with news of a new series. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Guests include Joseph Swensen (conductor), Thomas Bowes (violin), Ailish Tynan (soprano), Chris Gillett (tenor) and Susan Bickley (mezzo). Show more
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performs ballet scores commissioned by Diaghilev: Stravinsky's Petrushka and Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe. Andris Nelsons conducts. Show more
Night Waves
Auteur Theory, Pulitzer Prize 2011, Colin Shindler, Greg Doran, Masha Gessen
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Matthew Sweet reviews a new television dramatisation of the Munich air disaster called United. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Felix Mendelssohn's last seven years, starting with his appointment in 1841 to the post of Royal Prussian Kapellmeister in Berlin. Show more
Joan Bakewell discusses belief with comedian Omid Djalili. Show more
Jez Nelson presents the up and coming Scottish trio NeWt featuring German alto saxophonist/clarinettist Silke Eberhard. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents Grieg's String Quartets 1and 2 and Schumann's 2nd Symphony. Show more