Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including Chopin's Nocturne in F sharp, music from Shostakovich's Hamlet, and Handel's Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Bax: Rogue's Comedy Overture. Bach: Sonata in G minor, BWV1020. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite. Telemann: Triple Concerto in E. Ligeti: Musica Ricercata No 1. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the influences on Liszt's early life, including seeing Paganini perform, and how these led to his becoming a virtuoso. Show more
Recital given by the ATOS Trio at the 2011 City of London Festival. Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat, D28. Paul Stanhope: Dolcissimo Uscignolo. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 1. Show more
Louise Fryer presents a Proms performance of Verdi's sacred masterpiece: the Requiem. Semyon Bychkov conducts Marina Poplavskaya (soprano) and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With the New London Chamber Ensemble and a performance of Rachmaninov by pianist Leslie Howard. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the influences on Liszt's early life, including seeing Paganini perform, and how these led to his becoming a virtuoso. Show more
Rob Cowan presents Vladimir Jurowski conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Kodaly: Dances of Galanta. Bartok: Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet). Show more
Matthew Sweet discusses the enduring appeal of the myth of Faust with playwright Mark Ravenhill, author of Faust is Dead. Show more
Vladimir Jurowksi conducts the London Symphony Chorus and the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in a rare performance of Liszt's Goethe-inspired Faust Symphony. Show more
Claire van Kampen explores the extraordinary genesis of the forgotten operatic masterpiece The Siege of Rhodes, the first opera in English to be performed publicly. Show more
Charity worker Matt Peacock, who runs a community opera project for the homeless, considers the positive connections between these two worlds. Show more
Max Reinhardt selects John Lee Hooker's Hobo Blues, Raymond Scott's Sleepy Time, Ouch from Sebastian Rochford and Pamela Kurstin, and Ben Johnston's Sonata for Microtonal Piano. Show more
Susan Sharpe introduces a concert from the 56th Elmau Chamber Music Week, featuring Ilya Gringolts and pianist Peter Laul performing all three of Schumann's violin sonatas. Show more
