Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including a madrigal by Monteverdi, a violin concerto by Vivaldi, and the latest Specialist Classical Chart. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Including oboist Heinz Holliger in concertos by Benjamin and Bellini, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante; Essential Choice: Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 5. Show more

Donald Macleod introduces the cello sonata dedicated to a friend Beethoven asked to help him find a wife and the choral work barely finished in time for his own benefit concert. Show more

Llyr Williams in a piano recital given at LSO St Luke's in London. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 10 in G, Op 14; Sonata No 22 in F, Op 54; Sonata No 15 in D (Pastoral). Show more

The BBC Philharmonic plays in Salford. Rozsa: Kaleidoscope; Concerto for strings; Britten: Variations on Men of Goodwill. Plus the BBC CO in Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act 2). Show more

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With music from pianist Katya Apekisheva, plus conversation from conductor Thomas Kemp and viola player Yuri Bashmet. Show more

Donald Macleod introduces the cello sonata dedicated to a friend Beethoven asked to help him find a wife and the choral work barely finished in time for his own benefit concert. Show more

Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Haydn: Symphony No 93. Nielsen: Symphony No 3, Op 27 (Sinfonia Espansiva) (Lucy Hall: soprano, Marcus Farnsworth: baritone). Show more

Stephen Johnson explores the history and musical mechanics of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor), finding that myth has obscured the brilliance of the work's construction. Show more

Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor), featuring soloist Mitsuko Uchida. Show more

Presented by Matthew Sweet. With a review of Noises Off at London's Old Vic, Carol Morley's new documentary Dreams of a Life, and psychologist Daniel Kahneman discussing risk. Show more

Writer and historian Meredith Hooper describes a summer with Antarctica's characterful Adelie penguins as they battle with climate change. Show more

Verity Sharp's selection includes flamenco from Buika, lyre music from Ethiopia, a choral work by Javier Busto and Aphex Twin. Show more

John Shea presents the Tokyo Quartet performing quartets by Beethoven, Karl Vine and Mendelssohn in Wellington, New Zealand. Show more