Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including Delibes's Flower Duet from his opera Lakme, a Polka by Smetana, and Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Crusell: Divertimento in C, Op 9. Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus. Kodaly: Dances of Marosszek. Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B flat. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the poignant story of George Gershwin's unhappy last months, spent in Hollywood, and the effect of his death on his beloved brother Ira. Show more
Bass-baritone Roderick Williams sings American spiritual songs from many traditions including excerpts from Dvorak's song cycle Ten Biblical Songs. Show more
Presented by Penny Gore. Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso. Bach: Suite, BWV1068. Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia. Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony. Show more
Petroc Trelawny interviews Paul Reeve about the Royal Opera House Youth Opera Company. Vladimir Jurowski and Gerald Finley on a new production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the poignant story of George Gershwin's unhappy last months, spent in Hollywood, and the effect of his death on his beloved brother Ira. Show more
From the Barbican Hall, London. For his final celebration of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's 80th season, Jiri Belohlavek conducts Acts 1 and 2 of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. Show more
Theatre director Jatinder Verma considers the place of arranged marriages in Bollywood cinema. Show more
From the Barbican Hall, London. For his final festive celebration of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's 80th season, Jiri Belohlavek conducts Act 3 of Smetana's The Bartered Bride. Show more
The Verb
Mohsin Hamid, Michael Rosen and Launch of Radio 3 Proms Plus Poetry Competition, Taiye Selasi and Joe Bone
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Ian McMillan takes to the airwaves with Radio 3's language cabaret. This week, the launch of the Proms Poetry Competition and novelist Mohsin Hamid introduces a new short story. Show more
Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, explores the relationship between spirituality and mysticism in the work of Russian artist Kandinsky and his contemporaries. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents a specially recorded studio session by folk musician Eliza Carthy with a trio that includes Bethany Porter (cello) and Phil Alexander (piano). Show more
Susan Sharpe presents Lars Vogt playing Janacek and Schubert at the 2010 BBC Proms, plus music by Norman, Wagner, Dobrzynski, Lassus, Sibelius, Bruckner, Weber, Beethoven, Ravel. Show more
