Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
Rob Cowan explores musical families, including Robert and Gaby Casadesus, the Capucon brothers and father and son David and Igor Oistrakh. Plus a Bach cantata: BWV52. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is TV presenter Dan Snow. His musical choices include Sibelius, Mozart, Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, Beethoven, Elgar and Tchaikovsky. Show more
Catherine Bott explores the Muiderkring, a group of the leading figures of cultural life in the Netherlands in the 17th century, who supposedly met at a castle near Amsterdam. Show more
Jac van Steen conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Wagner: Lohengrin (Prelude to Act 1). Brahms: Violin Concerto (with Viviane Hagner). Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony. Show more
From Westminster Cathedral. Including the first broadcast of a new composition commissioned for the Choirbook for the Queen, a collection of contemporary anthems. Show more
From the Royal Festival Hall, London, Aled Jones introduces highlights of performance by the six choirs who competed in the Grand Final of the Choir of the Year 2012 competition. Show more
Texts and music celebrating the mythical musician Orpheus, with readings by Mariah Gale and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. With Rilke, Virgil and Goethe, plus Handel, Beethoven and Gluck. Show more
William Crawley charts the history of Queen's University Belfast and its role in shaping cultural and intellectual life amidst the Troubles. Show more
Rex Obano's play is the story of Ben, a young black pacifist politicised by the events following the New Cross Fire in 1981 and Monroe, an aspiring producer of Lovers Rock reggae. Show more
Lucy Duran in Thessaloniki introduces more highlights from WOMEX 2012, with performances by Mokoomba, Felix Lajko, Geomungo Factory and Mohsen Sharifian with the Lian Band. Show more
Kevin LeGendre presents concert music from the 2012 London Jazz Festival featuring bassist Michael Janisch and his quintet, Finnish ensemble Oddarrang and pianist Tigran Hamaysan. Show more
John Shea introduces a concert from the 2010 Proms, with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra performing Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and choral music by Ligeti and Langgaard. Show more
