Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including at 8.30am another instalment of Peter Donohoe's 50 Great Pianists as part of the BBC's piano season. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential CD of the Week: Peter Hurford - Bach Great Organ Works; The special guest is actor and author Simon Callow; Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D821. Show more
Donald explains that while Debussy showed his talent for music from an early age it was to be a long journey before this precocious pianist grew into a mature composer. Show more
Live from London's Wigmore Hall. Mezzo-soprano and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Jennifer Johnston sings Wolf, Britten and Mahler accompanied by pianist Joseph Middleton. Show more
Music from the BBC SSO. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 9 (soloist: Christian Ihle Hadland). Nielsen: Helios Overture. Elgar: Cello Concerto. Plus Sibelius and Anton Rubinstein. Show more
Including live performances from percussionist Colin Currie, Ludus Baroque and soprano Mary Bevan, and pianist Katya Apekisheva. Plus A to Z of the Piano: N for novels. Show more
Donald explains that while Debussy showed his talent for music from an early age it was to be a long journey before this precocious pianist grew into a mature composer. Show more
Live from the John Innes Centre, Norwich, Martin Handley presents a piano recital by Evgenia Rubinova. Scriabin: Fantasy in B minor. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op 17; Sonata No 4, Op 29. Show more
Sarah Walker and guests answer listeners' questions about anything to do with the piano, with musical illustration from Richard Sisson. Show more
Presented by Martin Handley. Live from the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Evgenia Rubinova's piano concert concludes with a performance of Rachmaninov's Moments Musicaux, Op 16. Show more
Night Waves
Paul Auster, Catalan Independence, Ruby Sparks, Edmund de Waal
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Anne McElvoy is joined by novelist and film director Paul Auster, whose new memoir Winter Journal is a follow up to his celebrated 1982 account The Invention of Solitude. Show more
Painter Alison Watt explores the inspirations behind her artworks in an essay recorded in front of an audience in Edinburgh. Show more
Jez Nelson presents music from the Leeds improvising scene, including six-piece band Shatner's Bassoon, as well as a visit to the Shed with trombonist Gail Brand. Show more
John Shea's selection includes Havergal Brian's Symphony No 1 (Gothic), in a performance given at the 2011 Proms by massed choirs with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Show more