Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
With Rob Cowan. Five Reasons to Love Waltzes; Musical challenge; Vintage Proms 1915; Artists of the Week: the Monteverdi Choir, featured performing Handel's Dixit Dominus. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on William Walton's final years, a period of ease and prosperity for him. His reputation had fallen in Britain but he remained highly respected in the USA. Show more
The Belcea Quartet performs in the Mozart Hall as part of the 2015 Schwetzingen Festival. Beethoven: String Trio No 5 in C minor, Op 9. Britten: String Quartet No 3 in G, Op 94. Show more
A Prom featuring the Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon. Brett Dean: Pastoral Symphony. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 26. Anna Meredith: Smatter Hauler. Beethoven: Symphony No 6. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents music and guests from the arts world. With conductor Andris Nelsons in conversation, plus live performances from the Alex Hutton Trio and 12 ensemble. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, Nicholas Collon conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Mozart: Ballet music (Idomeneo). Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet). Show more
Christopher Cook is joined by Christopher Dingle and Peter Hill to explore the life and works of Olivier Messiaen, focusing in particular on Un oiseau des arbres de Vie. Show more
Nicholas Collon conducts the BBC Philharmonic. Messiaen: Un oiseau des arbres de vie (Oiseau tui). Ravel: Oiseaux tristes (Miroirs); La valse. Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements. Show more
Chris Bowlby uncovers the fate of the imperial summer palace in Beijing, an extraordinary collection of beautiful architecture, landscapes and precious art. Show more
In a series about key thinkers and achievements from the Islamic Golden Age, Dr Tony Street assesses the great philosopher and physician Avicenna. Show more
Hugh Kennedy on the life and times of the great historian of early Islam, al-Tabari. He wrote commentaries on the Koran and laid the foundations for Koranic and historical sciences. Show more
Clemency Burton-Hill and Clarke Peters present a Prom celebrating Frank Sinatra, with singers Seth MacFarlane, Jamie Parker and Clarire Martin joining the John Wilson Orchestra. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents the latest new music from around the world, new music from BBC Introducing and the album of the month, as selected by studio guest Kevin LeGendre. Show more
John Shea's selection includes music by Haydn, Chausson and Scriabin performed by the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra. Show more
