Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Sarah Walker, and in the week the Olympic games begin, her guest is the sportsman and writer Ed Smith. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the year 1795, when Beethoven sets out to make his mark in Vienna. Show more
Vocal ensemble Tenebrae conjures up the spirit of early 17th-century London in its Proms debut performance live from Cadogan Hall. Show more
Handel's oratorio, Judas Maccabaeus, performed at the BBC Proms by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Choir of the Enlightenment, directed by Laurence Cummings. Show more
Sean Rafferty speaks to conductor Ryan Wigglesworth about this year's Endellion Festival, and there is live music from violinist Vadim Gluzman. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the year 1795, when Beethoven sets out to make his mark in Vienna. Show more
Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Beethoven's popular Symphony No 6 (Pastoral), and Boulez's Memoriale and Messagesquisse. Show more
Paul Farley learns how Goethe's original 'West-Eastern Divan' poems were fuelled by a passionate love affair. Show more
Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's popular Symphony No 5. Show more
The pianist Menahem Pressler, founder of the Beaux Arts Trio, looks back on a career which began in Nazi Germany and saw his trio become one of the most successful of all time. Show more
Writer/director Lou Stein sets out on a quest to understand the connections between fatherhood and creativity. He draws on Greek archetypes to gain insight into today's landscape. Show more
Jez Nelson presents Roller Trio and im, two new bands performing on the BBC Introducing stage at the Manchester Jazz Festival. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents performances including Monteverdi's Vespers from 1610, Tchaikovsky, Norman, Elgar and Albinoni. Show more
