Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist, compiled from listener requests. Plus neglected composers and amateur music groups. Show more
With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: Carlo Maria Giulini - The London Years; Artist of the Week: Claudio Abbado; Rob's Essential Choice: Rodgers: The Carousel Waltz. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the changing tides of Mendelssohn's posthumous reputation. Show more
Music performed by Christian Poltera (cello), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano), Olli Mustonen (piano) and Trio Con Brio Copenhagen. Show more
Presented by Katie Derham. Gounod: Petite Symphonie. Grieg: Piano Concerto. Berlioz: Reverie et Caprice. Chausson: Poeme de l'amour et de la mer. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the changing tides of Mendelssohn's posthumous reputation. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Grand Theatre, Swansea
Episode 1: BBC NOW - Stravinsky, Carl Vine, Beethoven (part 1)
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from the Grand Theatre, Swansea, Nicola Heywood Thomas presents the BBC NOW under Jurjen Hempel. Stravinsky: Concerto in D. Carl Vine: Flute Concerto (soloist: Emily Beynon). Show more
Amaka Okafor reads Doreen Baingana's short story The Exam, about a young Ugandan girl's dreams of academic success. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Grand Theatre, Swansea
Episode 2: BBC NOW - Stravinsky, Carl Vine, Beethoven (part 2)
1 hour, 25 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Live from the Grand Theatre, Swansea, Jurjen Hempel conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Beethoven's Symphony No 3 (Eroica). Show more
Ian's guests include Steven Connor on the language of sobs and stutters, the poet Ron Silliman, composer and performer Hanna Tuulikki and Will Eaves.
Tolu Ogunlesi, a poet and author from Nigeria, considers whether young people in Lagos can relate to the Commonwealth. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from around the world, a session with Malian singer Sidi Toure and Part 6 of Commonwealth Connections, with music from Australia and Antigua. Show more
With Jonathan Swain. Includes Nielsen's 4th Symphony performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Susanna Malkki. Jonathan Biss is the soloist in Schumann's Piano Concerto. Show more
