Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Sarah Walker. In the week marking the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing, her guest is Dame Wendy Hall, a leading expert in computer science. Show more
Donald Macleod reveals how Monteverdi lobbied hard to be put in charge of music at the Mantua court, but found the work stressful and underpaid. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
New Generation Artists at The Sage Gateshead
Episode 1: Ben Johnson, Tom Primrose
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
This week's Lunchtime Concerts feature some of Radio 3's New Generation Artists at The Sage Gateshead. Today, tenor Ben Johnson sings music by Poulenc, Roussel, Oldham and Britten. Show more
Live at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Rumon Gamba perform music by Grieg and Mendelssohn, introduced from the stage by John Toal. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from pianist Martin Roscoe, who celebrates his 60th birthday this month, the Aronowitz Ensemble and Rokia Traore. Show more
Donald Macleod reveals how Monteverdi lobbied hard to be put in charge of music at the Mantua court, but found the work stressful and underpaid. Show more
Live from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris, Martin Handley presents Schubert's otherworldly last Mass in E flat and Schoenberg's erotically charged Verklarte Nacht. Show more
Anne McElvoy examines Tate Liverpool's exhibition gathering together works by JMW Turner, Claude Monet and Cy Twombly, and hears from New Generation Thinker Timothy Secret. Show more
Albie Sachs reflects on his time as a justice of South Africa's Constitutional Court and on highly sensitive issues ushered in by the new South Africa. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents a varied late-night selection of music. Show more
Jonathan Swain introduces a performance of Verdi's Requiem given by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding, featuring a cast of leading soloists. Show more
