Rob Cowan presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including a Song without Words by Mendelssohn, a Slavonic Dance by Dvorak and Strauss's Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks. Show more
Sarah Walker presents music by Biber, Vivaldi, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Byrd and Bach. Show more
Donald focuses on the year 1893, and Brahms's grand if irascible old age. With String Quintet No 2 (excpt); Alto Rhapsody, Op 53; Piano Piece, Op 119; Ein Deutsches Requiem (excpt). Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Cheltenham Festival 2011
Episode 4: Priya Mitchell, Maxim Rysanov, Natalie Clein, Polina Leschenko
1 hour, 20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Priya Mitchell (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Natalie Clein (cello) and Polina Leschenko (piano) in Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82. Dvorak: Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat. Show more
Philharmonia under Esa-Pekka Salonen. Shostakovich: The Age of Gold Suite; Violin Concerto No 1 (with Lisa Batiashvili). Stravinsky: Petrushka. Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With director Bartlett Sher and members of the cast of South Pacific performing excerpts from the musical, plus music from the Finzi Quartet. Show more
Donald focuses on the year 1893, and Brahms's grand if irascible old age. With String Quintet No 2 (excpt); Alto Rhapsody, Op 53; Piano Piece, Op 119; Ein Deutsches Requiem (excpt). Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, Martin Handley presents part of an all-Brahms Prom. Bernard Haitink conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in the composer's Symphony No 3 in F. Show more
Tom Service is joined by musicologist Kenneth Hamilton and critic and broadcaster Stephen Johnson to discuss the real Brahms, a composer who is often misunderstood. Show more
Martin Handley with the conclusion of an all-Brahms Prom. Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, with Bernard Haitink leading the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Show more
Ugandan journalist Joel Kibazo retraces writer Shiva Naipaul's famous journey through Tanzania to see how much has changed. With readings and observations recorded on location. Show more
Angela Hewitt joins the BBC SSO under Andrew Manze. Brahms: Intermezzos Nos 1 and 2, Op 117. Schumann: Introduction and Concert Allegro. Brahms, arr Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No 1. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents the latest world music releases and a studio session by the Owiny Sigoma Band, a meeting of London-based musicians and traditional Luo artists from Nairobi. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents the Oslo Philharmonic under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky performing Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Show more
