Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Including Angela Hewitt (piano) in Bach: Aria Variata alla Maniera Italiana. Chabrier: Dix Pieces Pittoresques (excpts); Essential Choice: Elgar: Falstaff. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's two grand operas written expressly for Paris, which took full advantage of the extravagant resources available. Show more

Nicola Benedetti (violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola) and Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) perform Mahler and Shostakovich at LSO St Luke's in London. Show more

Music from the BBC NOW. Stravinsky: Symphony of wind instruments. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3. Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements. Benjamin: Conequest of Everest. Show more

From Southwark Cathedral. Show more

Sean Rafferty presents music and guests from the arts world, including violinist Maxim Vengerov in his first broadcast performance since returning from a sabbatical. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Verdi's two grand operas written expressly for Paris, which took full advantage of the extravagant resources available. Show more

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, from the Barbican in London. Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Orchestra, Chorus and soloists from St Petersburg soloists in Verdi's Requiem. Show more

Philip Dodd visits Kew Gardens in London to watch David Nash carving sculpture from felled trees. Author Tom Holland discusses his new account of the history of Islam. Show more

Joan Bakewell talks to the recent winner of the TS Eliot poetry prize, John Burnside, about his ideas on religion and spirituality - and especially his interest in Taoism. Show more

Verity Sharp presents shamisen duo the Yoshida Brothers, Portuguese fado from Duarte, and one of the earliest pieces of electronic music, written in the 1940s by Halim el-Dabh. Show more

John Shea introduces a performance of Telemann's oratorio Der Tod Jesu given in Stavanger Cathedral. Show more