Presented by Martin Handley. Show more

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library - Dvorak: String Quartet in G, Op 106; Recently released Russian symphonies; Disc of the Week: Lieder by Loewe and Schumann. Show more

Andrew Green tells the story of the last days of London's Queen's Hall, which was destroyed in the Blitz in 1941. It was one of the great concert venues in Europe. Show more

Catherine Bott talks to James O'Donnell, organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey, about the inclusion of early music in previous royal weddings. Show more

Fiona Talkington presents pianist Nicholas Angelich performing at the Wigmore Hall. Bach/Busoni: Chorale (Nun komm der Heiden Heiland). Brahms: 3 Intermezzi. Schumann: Kreisleriana. Show more

The 2011 World Routes Academy protégé Hari Sivanesan travels to the Indian city of Chennai to meet his mentor, singer Aruna Sairam, and explores the city's thriving music scene. Show more

Glasgow born saxophonist Bobby Wellins joins Alyn Shipton at the 2011 Oxford Jazz Festival to select his key recordings. Show more

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

From New York's Metropolitan Opera, a performance of Verdi's Il trovatore, starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and Dmitri Hvorotovsky. Show more

Writer Tahir Shah explores the square Djemaa el Fna in Marrakech, where storytellers, dancers, boxers, musicians and snake charmers gather and enchant the crowds. Show more

Thierry Escaich: Vertiges de la Croix. Orchestre National de Lille/Michiyoshi Inoue. Jonathan Harvey: Tombeau de Messiaen for piano and electronics. Jean-Luc Plouvier (piano). Show more

Tom Service is joined by British composer Julian Anderson to discuss recent French music by Philippe Hurel, Gilbert Amy, Yves Chauris, Jerome Combier and Gerard Pesson. Show more

Bassist Steve Swallow joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at 2010's Cheltenham Jazz Festival to discuss his finest recordings, including work with Art Farmer and Carla Bley. Show more

John Shea introduces a concert of Schumann chamber works recorded at the Berwaldhallen, Stockholm. Show more