Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including Mozart's Rondo for violin and orchestra, K629, Dvorak's Intermezzo in B minor, and the Classical Chart. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including Artist of the Week: conductor Mark Elder; Neil Kinnock's favourite music; Sarah's Essential Choice: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4. Show more
Sally Beamish tells Donald Macleod about some of the pieces she has written that are influenced by, or based on, works of other composers, from Bach to Tippett. Show more
Katie Derham introduces the Nash Ensemble performing at LSO St Luke's in London. Mendelssohn: Andante and Scherzo, Op 81 Nos 1-2. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet. Nash Ensemble. Show more
Katie Derham presents the BBC Singers in a concert given at the 2011 City of London Festival, featuring music by contemporary composers from Australia and New Zealand. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents music from violinist Alina Ibragimova with members of the Academy of Ancient Music, plus members of the Gould Piano Trio with Robert Plane. Show more
Sally Beamish tells Donald Macleod about some of the pieces she has written that are influenced by, or based on, works of other composers, from Bach to Tippett. Show more
Peter Donohoe in a piano recital from the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Debussy: Estampes. Liszt: Annees de pelerinage (1st year - Switzerland), S160. Show more
A reading from the Italian poet Petrarch's account of how in 1336, he and his brother set out to climb Mout Ventoux in Provence. The challenges were both spiritual and physical. Show more
From the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Petroc Trelawny presents the conclusion of a piano recital featuring Peter Donohoe. Brahms: Six Pieces for piano, Op 118. Bartok: Piano Sonata. Show more
Philip Dodd talks to Richard Holloway, the former Bishop of Edinburgh, about his new book Leaving Alexandria: a Memoir of Faith and Doubt. Show more
Writer and poet Ruth Padel explores what owls mean to us and what they can show about the British landscape. In our imagination they are often linked to wisdom and magic. Show more
Fiona Talkington introduces music from the new album by the Carolina Chocolate Drops, violin music by George Enescu, and the trio of Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita and Seb Rochford. Show more
Susan Sharpe's selection includes an archive performance of Rossini's comic opera the Italian Girl in Algiers, to mark the composer's birthday. Show more
