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 CD of the Week: Peter Hurford - Bach Great Organ Works; actor and author Simon Callow; Essential Choice: Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44. Show more
Donald Macleod explains how the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 was the prelude to Debussy's last great creative burst. Show more
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill. Igor Levit (piano) in Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No 4. Escher Quartet in Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131. Show more
Louise Fryer presents music performed by the BBC SSO: Chopin's two piano concertos, plus Szymanowski's Concert Overture and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents live music from guitarist Christoph Denoth. And for Piano Season, tips on how to achieve top marks in piano exams in the regular feature 110 per cent. Show more
Donald Macleod explains how the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 was the prelude to Debussy's last great creative burst. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Sibelius, Strauss, Grieg
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. With Sibelius's Symphony No 5, plus music by Strauss and Grieg, featuring soprano Inger Dam-Jensen. Show more
Ian McMIllan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word from Octoberfest in Sheffield, with guests Charlie Higson, Blake Morrison, Luke Wright, John Watterson, and Helen Mort. Show more
Sculptor Kevin Harman explains how the extraordinary in everyday life inspires him. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents the latest releases from around the world plus a specially recorded studio session from London-based Afrobeat collective Awale. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents symphonies by Mendelssohn and Brahms performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the 2008 Proms. Show more
