Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Mady Mesple, Edition du 80eme Anniversaire. Andrew Graham-Dixon; Essential Choice: Haydn. Missa in tempore belli. Show more

Donald Macleod is joined by Michael Nyman to explore the composer's first concerto, Where the Bee Dances, from 1991. Show more

Louise Fryer introduces the second of four programmes of chamber music from the 2012 Aldeburgh Festival featuring performances by pianist Menahem Pressler and tenor Ian Bostridge. Show more

Penny Gore presents the BBC SO and Czech conductor Jiri Belohlavek playing German music for a German audience - Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms at the spa town of Bad Kissingen. Show more

From Chester Cathedral with music by Richard Rodney Bennett, Francis Pott, Parry and Bridge. Show more

Suzy Klein presents, with guests including Wynton Marsalis, Joe Cutler and the Coull Quartet, and live music from Bampton Classical Opera. Show more

Donald Macleod is joined by Michael Nyman to explore the composer's first concerto, Where the Bee Dances, from 1991. Show more

Steven Isserlis performs Debussy, alongside pieces by Szymanowski, Bartok and Reger, in a concert of chamber works from 1915. Show more

Presented by Rana Mitter. With poet James Fenton, Susannah Clapp discussing Ibsen, American athlete and activist Tommie Smith, and New Generation Thinker Jonathan Healey. Show more

In a series exploring the work of scholar and writer Michel de Montaigne, Shakespeare expert Jonathan Bate considers the relationship between Montaigne and the Bard. Show more

Fiona Talkington presents music by Bugge Wesseltoft, Taraf de Haidouks and Palestrina. Show more

John Shea presents. Last Year's Tchaikovsky Competition winner Daniil Trifonov performs Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto. Show more