Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

With Rob Cowan. Including Artist of the Week: Bernard Haitink; Novelist Salley Vickers's favourite pieces of classical music; Rob's Essential Choice: Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on a period in 1623 when an impending royal liaison sees the building of a Catholic chapel within metres of the Chapel Royal musicians' base. Show more

Katie Derham presents a concert given by the OAE at St George's Bristol. Haydn: Divertimentos No 79 and 82; Sonata in F, H VI 1. Danzi: Duo in C minor. Pleyel: Quartet in D. Show more

A concert from BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, in which Matthias Bamert conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in music by Mozart, Hindemith and Brahms. Show more

From St Pancras Church, as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music. Show more

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Including a performance by celebrated Spanish viol player and conductor Jordi Savall. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on a period in 1623 when an impending royal liaison sees the building of a Catholic chapel within metres of the Chapel Royal musicians' base. Show more

From the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Mark Elder conducts the Halle in an all-Russian programme of music. Borodin: Overture (Prince Igor); Symphony No 2. Show more

Sarah Taylor listens to children from Amersham Music Centre as conductor Fiona Jacob leads rehearsals for their first performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Show more

Mark Elder conducts the Halle in a concert from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy, Op 56 (with Sofya Gulyak: piano); 1812 Overture. Show more

Samira Ahmed attends the reopening of the Photographer's Gallery in London, Carlos Fuentes is remembered and is there an evolutionary explanation for the war between the sexes? Show more

Professor Eldred Jones from Sierra Leone explains that Shakespeare took from Africa as much as Africa has taken from him. Show more

Fiona Talkington presents cajun music by Dennis McGee, music by Philip Glass for the film Koyaanisqatsi, Hans Reichel's daxophone, and the gospel songs of the Malawi Mouse Boys. Show more

From St James's Basilica in Prague, organist Olivier Latry plays music by Bach, Franck, Widor, Langlais, Litaize, Dupre and his own improvisations on themes of BA Wiedermann. Show more