Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with listeners' requests in the Advent Calendar of seasonal music. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Including Essential CD of the Week: Choral Music from the Renaissance and Baroque; Artist of the Week; Sarah's Essential Choice: Strauss: Tod und Verklarung. Show more

Donald Macleod explores works by two key contemporary figures, Haflidi Halgrimsson and Daniel Bjarnason, as well as an extraordinary musical depiction of a volcano by Jon Leifs. Show more

The Aronowitz Ensemble performs Mozart at LSO St Luke's in London: String Quartet in G, K80; Adagio in B minor for piano, K540; Piano Quartet in E flat, K493. Show more

Penny Gore with music from the BBC Philharmonic. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excpts). Hindemith: Mathis der Maler. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2. Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher. Show more

Sean Rafferty's guests include tenor Roberto Alagna. Plus a Nelson Mandela tribute from soprano Jessye Norman and live music from Cafe Society Swing and Oxford Baroque. Show more

Donald Macleod explores works by two key contemporary figures, Haflidi Halgrimsson and Daniel Bjarnason, as well as an extraordinary musical depiction of a volcano by Jon Leifs. Show more

The BBC Singers, Onyx Brass and members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain join conductor Ben Parry in seasonal music by Poulenc, Gabrieli and Praetorius. Show more

Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, with guests including Michael Morpurgo, Benjamin Zephaniah and Laura J Martin. Show more

Professor John Deathridge explores the posthumous reputation of Wagner in the 20th century as interpreted by philosopher Theodor Adorno. Show more

Mary Ann Kennedy introduces Andy Kershaw's hour-long tribute to Nelson Mandela, told through the music of the time. Plus a session by Malian Kora player Ballake Sissoko. Show more

Catriona Young presents music by Janacek, Dvorak, Beethoven, Elgar, Sculthorpe and Bartok performed at the 2012 Maribor Festival. Show more