Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's breakfast programme. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including Artist of the Week Steven Isserlis (cello) in Elgar: Cello Concerto. Sarah's Essential Choice: Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op 80. Show more
Composer of the Week
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 5: Armistice Declared, But No Celebration for Elgar
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod on the effect of the Armistice in Great Britain in 1918 and how Elgar's life was permanently changed. Show more
From 2011's south west festivals: Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes. Schumann, transcr. Liszt: Widmung. Schumann: Myrthen (excerpts). Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19. Show more
Katie Derham presents the conclusion of Glinka's opera Ruslan and Lyudmila, in a performance given at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Plus Stravinsky: Firebird Suite. Show more
Suzy Klein presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world, including world music star Tito Paris, composer Sally Beamish and violinist Matthew Truscott. Show more
Composer of the Week
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 5: Armistice Declared, But No Celebration for Elgar
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod on the effect of the Armistice in Great Britain in 1918 and how Elgar's life was permanently changed. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
BBC Philharmonic - Goehr, Britten, Cerha, HK Gruber
2 hours, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
HK Gruber conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Goehr: Adagio (Self Portrait). Britten: Our Hunting Fathers. Friedrich Cerha: Vienna Kaleidoscope. HK Gruber: Northwind Pictures. Show more
Presented by Ian McMillan. With music from singer-songwriter Laura Veirs, novelist Benjamin Markovits with a new short story and Alex Horne exploring the language of childhood. Show more
Novelist, critic and musician Amit Chaudhuri on the work and influence of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents a session from the 2012 Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, with festival artists and recorded concert highlights. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents Czech performances of concertos from 18th-century Prague. Includes Jiránek, Rosetti and Pokorný. Show more